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Section Engineer

February 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Section Engineer

We're looking for a Section Engineer to join our Highways Major Projects team to work on our A43 project based in Brackley, Northamptonshire to manage the technical compliance of the project to the design specification in order to fulfil the assigned project (or section) safely, on time and to the required quality and budget. Within this role, you can enjoy company car or car allowance, competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more.

Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Highways and make a difference. Connecting roads, connecting people.

Location: Brackley, Northampton

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: up to £42k

Responsibilities

As a Section Engineer, you'll support your manager and any staff under your control, maintain a good working relationship with the Client and other Stakeholders and manage and control your section of the work according to agreed programmes and budgets.

Your day to day will include:
  • provide proactive management and monitoring to the scheme on all matters pertaining to quality through the production and proper implementation of inspection and test plans.
  • hold a responsibility for the implementation and maintaining of safe systems of work in accordance with Kier Highways SHEA Policy and procedures, all legal requirements and best practice within Kier Highways major projects.
  • work to and understand the Client needs and expectations, the Project Strategy and the objectives of the scheme and promote continuous improvement in everything undertaken.
  • implementing and maintaining the Scheme Management Plan (SMP) to include the generation of records that show compliance with the SMP and other requirements and may include auditing and surveillance
  • ensure that adequate monitoring and supervision arrangements are maintained and clearly defined areas of responsibility for contractors are established and implemented
Who are we looking for?

This role of Section Engineer is great for you if have:
  • experience in a similar in construction/highways
  • relevant construction related HNC / Degree
  • CSCS card
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 InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk 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
  • Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: 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: 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: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 17 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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