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Design Engineer
August 30, 2022 | Comments Off on Design Engineer
Location: Birmingham with flexible/agile working available
Business area: Highways
Contract: Permanent, Full time. Able to consider part time - please specify this on your application
Salary: Competitive + Company Car + 26 days holiday plus bank holiday + Benefits
Thinking. Doing. Innovating. Delivering.
We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Strategic and Local Highways.
We are now recruiting for a Design Engineer to join our Highways team in Birmingham to provide technical support on various contract within Kier Design & Technology Services such as Local Authority Highway Works, National Highway Area & Regional Contracts particularly Major Projects A66 NTP and M6 Emergency Laybys.
Key Responsibilities
In this exciting Design Engineer role, you'll prepare preliminary and detailed designs in accordance with approved design procedures for local and national authorities and provide support to the Design Team Leader on a various design duties including production of design schedules, Health, Safety and Welfare contract documentation and reviewing and amending design drawings. You'll also carry out technical and feasibility studies and draw up proposals that satisfy the client's technical specifications and assess potential risks, materials and costs. In addition, you'll provide advice and resolve creatively any emerging problems/deficiencies and comply with Kier's & Clients guidelines and regulations including permits, safety and deliver technical files and other technical documentation as required.
What do we need from you?
- Chartered member accreditation - Recommended / Working towards
- Meng/BEng (or equivalent) degree and significant relevant experience
- Experience of mentoring and/or coaching less experienced staff
- Demonstrate developed experience within a Civil Engineer role or equivalent
- Undertake project related tasks associated with health, safety, and welfare
- Ability to develop schemes designs with support from Graduates and Assistant Engineers
- Ability to solve problems in collaboration with your team, clients, and stakeholders
At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. - New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
Closing Date: 27th September 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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