Principal Temporary Works Engineer in Wells

We're looking for civil, structural and/or geotechnical 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 £60k per annum.

Sector: Working across all sectors of the built environment.

Are you...

• Practically-minded, with a strong grounding in civil, structural and/or geotechnical engineering principles and knowledge of applicable design standards?
• A Chartered Engineer (CEng) 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 one of Glassdoor's 50 best places to work?

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading 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:

• Acting as Project Lead for multiple complex projects, managing technical scope, programme, budget and relationships with preconstruction and construction teams, from bid through to delivery.
• 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.
• Developing yourself, other individuals and the wider team, 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.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.

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.