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Mechanical Engineer

October 25, 2022 | Comments Off on Mechanical Engineer

We are looking an MEP Mechanical Engineer to join our Mechanical and Electrical business.

Location: RAF Lakenheath

Contract: Full time FTC until Aug 2023, continuation to full time employment potentially negotiable possibly around London/ Cambridge

Responsibilities

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll be working within the current site team supporting them in managing and coordinating the works of a specialist aircraft painting turnkey contractor. Whilst this role is specific to this project. There may be further opportunity to work as a mechanical engineer on other Kier projects and make the position permanent at the end of the FTC (or earlier)

Your day to day at RAF Lakenheath will include:


  • Managing the works and ensuring compliance with the contract standards and specifications. This will include programme, meetings, reports, and inspections.
  • Ensuring the works are integrated into the overall works packages and be the point of contact for this package within the project delivery team
  • Management of testing and commissioning procedures
  • Reporting progress against programme and management of change control with package QS
Who are we looking for?


  • CSCS
  • SMSTS
  • Sound Mechanical knowledge and background
  • Accurate reporting and flagging of potential issues
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
  • 26 days annual leave
  • Matched pension up to 7.5%
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:

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