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Site Engineer

February 2, 2023 | Comments Off on Site Engineer

We're looking for a Site Engineer to join our Highways Major Projects team on our A417 project based in Gloucester to work in conjunction with the Site Team to ensure construction is carried out accurately; that quality is maintained; records are kept; abortive or defective work is avoided, and that satisfactory progress is achieved. Within this role, you can enjoy company car or car allowance, competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime.

Salary: £35k - £39k + Car + Benefits

Responsibilities

As a Site Engineer, you will be responsible for setting out works constructed within allowable tolerances. Ensuring the workforce understands the setting out information and that it is suitable for the type of work being carried out.

Your day to day will include:

  • Regularly checking the setting out points, benchmarks, setting out instruments and measuring equipment
  • Provide and maintain setting out and dimensional control to ensure accurate construction of the work
  • Assisting in managing systems to record the quality of work completed, testing workmanship and materials
  • Provide engineering support to ensure technical problems are overcome and technical queries are answered
  • Assist in the preparation of 'as-built drawings'
Who are we looking for?

This role of Site Engineer is great for you if:

  • Have or working towards a related HNC/Degree or equivalent
  • Experience in structures, drainage and earthworks and proficient in using setting out equipment such as total stations, GPS, automatic level & laser level.
  • Competent at using cable avoidance tools and practical working knowledge using CAD
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
  • One paid professional subscription
  • A fantastic matched pension scheme
  • 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:

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:

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:

Closing date: 2 March 2023

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