Job Overview
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Responsibilities
* Agree technical requirements of the client remit, ensuring it is fully understood, questioning and challenging where necessary, leading the development of fee proposals for review in accordance with delegated authority policy, organising and leading the day‑to‑day workload of engineers and technical staff within the design team, ensuring technical compliance of the design to the remit, ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies / procedures, including CDM Regulations, the Kier SHE Management System (SHEMS) and design Quality Management System (QMS).
* Oversee and contribute to the production of design deliverables, including calculations, drawings, reports and design risk assessments, identify and assess technical opportunities for value engineering, implement them with suitable approval, develop and build a positive relationship with the client / design / site teams supporting fulfilment of contractual obligations and meeting or exceeding Kier Design and Kier customer expectations, be the lead representative at project and progress meetings with clients, from remit development through to lessons learned, manage the financial and commercial aspects of the project with the support of the Engineering Manager and Commercial Manager, monitor progress against, and ensure the project is delivered to, agreed programme and budget.
* Provide leadership to direct and indirect reports, supporting the Engineering Manager and Head of Construction Engineering, implement and comply with Kier policies and procedures for functional governance, conduct staff inductions and performance reviews for direct reports, manage team workload, maximise personal utilisation and project efficiency, ensure the timely completion and submission of timesheets, review timesheets and approve time off for direct reports, recognise, promote, encourage, implement and contribute to best practice within Kier Design, develop a culture of excellence, act as an ambassador for Kier Design at all times and ensure that Kier Design is the consultant of first choice and embodies the values of Kier.
* Understand the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, recognise the need for sustainable development, stay abreast of design developments in health & safety, innovation, sustainability, diversity and implement them as appropriate, maintain own continuing professional development, improve skills in management and / or a design / technical / professional specialism, maintain membership of a professional body and contribute to forums and industry best practice groups, take responsibility for developing own digital competency, as described in the Kier Design Digital Competency Framework, identify current level and actively seek to reach the next level, encourage and assist in the development of all staff within Kier Design.
* Maintain relationships with peers ensuring the transfer of knowledge / skills, promote the engineering profession, and take on a supervisory Civil Engineer or equivalent role, develop and review engineering methods and software, including design or assessment spreadsheets and / or calculation templates for use within Kier Design with a view to increasing overall quality and efficiency, and market all Kier Design competencies to generate new / repeat business whenever possible.
Qualifications
* Chartered member of relevant professional institutions (e.g., CEng MICE) and practical industry relevant experience.
* Working in a similar role with significant relevant experience at this level.
About Kier Design
Kier Design are a top‑25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction‑focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier’s £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment.
Our 100‑strong Construction Engineering capability brings together a team of talented civil, structural and geotechnical engineers from a range of backgrounds, combining complex analysis, spatial design and an eye for the practical to deliver buildable solutions on site. We specialise in re‑imagining permanent designs to make them more buildable, designing temporary works and traffic management solutions, advising on the procedural management of temporary works, construction materials, ground engineering and surveying.
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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
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