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Senior Engineer

September 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior Engineer

Kier Highways design roads, bridges and intelligent transport systems (ITS), covering strategic and nationally important roads, as well as local roads serving local communities. Our projects range from major improvements to complete renewals of roads and structures. With specialist teams, we manage complex works from conception through to handover at the end of maintenance periods.

We have recently won several bridge and earthworks projects in the area and are looking for a senior engineer to manage the onsite activities for a project due to start in November 2022. The role will involve the preparation of all setting out information for the earthworks and structures, managing a team of engineers and ensuring that the quality submission is prepared and updated as required. Within this role you can enjoy private healthcare, a company car or car allowance, 26 days holiday plus bank holiday and even more

Location: Brackley, Northamptonshire

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: Competitive

Responsibilities

As Senior Engineer, you'll be working within the Highways team, supporting them by contributing to the successful delivery of the programme of work by producing, developing and overseeing sound design solutions in accordance with National Highways design standards to meet client requirements within budget and timescale, following Kier processes and procedures as well as any Client specific requirements.

Your day to day will include:

  • Contributing to compliance with the Quality Management Systems including site specific audits
  • Adhering to Health and Safety requirements within the workplace, ensuring awareness of and compliance with general Health and Safety responsibilities as set out in the Health and Safety Management System and contribute to compliance with the Quality Management Systems including site specific audits
  • Contributing to the regular reporting of progress to clients by communicating with line managers regarding their progress against planned programme
Who are we looking for?

This role of Senior Engineer is great for you if you have:

  • A degree or equivalent in Structural or Civil Engineering and working towards a Chartered / Incorporated status of a relevant professional institution
  • Proficient IT Skills - including some experience of structural assessment and design software
  • Demonstrable broad in-depth experience in inspection, assessment, design and construction of highway structures
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits 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. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • 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
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

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 diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 7 October 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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