Temporary Works Design Engineer in Sunderland

Energy Jobline ZR; Sunderland (MA); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier is seeking a Temporary Works Design Engineer to join our team in the UK, contributing to temporary works design and management across diverse projects from concept through delivery.

You will work within a large, collaborative group, delivering complex engineering services with a focus on safety, buildability and sustainability. The role offers hybrid working options and a pathway toward chartered status.

Qualifications

• Practical engineer with grounding in civil/structural/geotechnical principles.

Responsibilities

• Produce, check and review design outputs (calculations, sketches, drawings, 3D models, reports).
• Lead simpler projects, manage scope, programme and budget, and liaise with construction teams.
• Support tendering, preconstruction planning and post‑construction issue resolution.

Skills

Civil engineering

Structural engineering

Geotechnical engineering

Job description

Job Description

Temporary Works Design Engineer

We're looking for civil, structural and/orgeotechnical engineers to join our team in various locations around the UK.

Locations

Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / Plymouth – agile working, with up to 1-2 days per week from home if desired

Hours

40 hours per week – flexibility on hours available if desired

Salary

Starting from £40k per annum

Sector

Working across all sectors of the built environment

Join us as a Temporary Works Design Engineerand become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. As part of our 100-strong team, you'll get to work on hundreds of projects across one of the most diverse and high-profile portfolios in the country, with access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline – supporting complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept through to delivery.

Are you…

• Practically-minded, with a strong grounding in civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineering principles and knowledge of applicable design standards?
• Working towards Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer status (CEng or IEng) or of equivalent experience?

Do you…

• Enjoy applying first principles thinking to real-world construction challenges, combining a keen eye for detail with sound engineering judgement, a focus on safety, buildability, sustainability and a flair for innovation and creative problem-solving?
• Have experience of temporary works design and/or management, or other practical construction experience?
• Have strong organisational and communication skills, and enjoy working as part of collaborative teams?
• Want to join a top-25 engineering consultancy, recognised as a one of Glassdoor's 50 best places to work?

What will you be responsible for?

Contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, including some or all of: temporary works design and checking, reviewing permanent designs for compliance and buildability, supporting tenders and preconstruction planning, and providing technical support to overcome construction-stage and post-construction issues and defects.

Main responsibilities

• Producing, checking and reviewing design outputs such as calculations, sketches, drawings, 3D models, reports and risk assessments, ensuring compliance with CDM, SHE procedures and QA processes
• Acting as Project Lead for simpler projects, managing technical scope, programme, budget and relationships with preconstruction and construction teams, from bid through to delivery
• Developing yourself, contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and systems, enabling the business to adapt to current and future challenges.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's and initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.