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Principal Engineer
September 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Principal Engineer
Location: Norwich
Business Area: Kier Professional Services
Job Grade: M1
Kier Professional Services (KPS) are an exclusive in-house resource, providing readily available expert advice to support understanding and resolution of technical project issues in temporary and permanent works. KPS are able to quickly mobilise resources to support project delivery and consistently deliver a dependable design service for buildability and safety.
Kier Professional Services (KPS) are currently recruiting for a Principal Engineer to deliver a broad range of complex Civil and Structural designs in both temporary and permanent works.
Key Responsibilities
In this exciting Principal Engineer role you will be responsible for project delivery. You'll lead the production of Temporary and Permanent Works designs for buildings, highways and infrastructure. You'll ensure Temporary Works designs are integrated with Permanent Works and provide engineering input to support tender schemes. You'll lead the development of Group wide technical standards and design processes, identify risks and solutions to facilitate scoping, pricing, designing and construction and provide delivery of bespoke training courses to site-based and construction personnel.
What are we looking for?
Ideally, you'll be a Chartered Professional or aiming to achieve chartership in the short-term and/or have strong demonstrable experience within this discipline. You'll have undertaken a wide range of Civil and Structural design in both temporary and permanent works. A strong highways or drainage background would be desirable.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car or allowance, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.
Make the journey. Leave a legacy.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing Date: 10th October 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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