Site Engineer

July 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Site Engineer

We're looking for an Site Engineer to join our Regional Civils team in Bridgwater, Somerset. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.



Location: Bridgwater, Somerset.
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive +



Responsibilities

Kier?Regional Civil Engineering is looking to recruit a Site Engineer to report to the Site Agent working on the Collaborative Delivery Framework with the Environment Agency. The successful post-holder will be required 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. This will be a site based role with a reporting office of Exeter.

Your day to day will include:

  • Responsible for providing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the work.
  • Responsible for setting out works constructed within allowable tolerances.
  • Regularly checking the setting out points and benchmarks and checking that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly.
  • Ensure workforce understand setting out information has been identified as suitable for the type of work being carried out.
  • Establishing effective systems to record work completed updating the Project Quality Plan accordingly.


What do we need from you?

This role of Site Engineer is great for you if:

  • Related HNC/Degree or equivalent.
  • Experience in a similar role
  • Holder of a Full UK Drivers Licence


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.
  • professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
  • pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
  • Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
  • employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier
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: 30 August 2023

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