Site Engineer

Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Site Engineer to join our Faslane / Coulport team based in Scotland.

Location:

Faslane / Coulport, Scotland.

Hours:

42.5 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

• Setting out work across facilities and supervising specialist subcontractors on site.
• Collaborating with permanent civils, structures engineers, and temporary works engineers to ensure proper designs, checks, and approvals are in place.
• Conducting all necessary safety, health, and environmental inspections in line with Kier minimum safety standards.
• Compiling quality records using Kier's Quality Management System and ensuring subcontractors have all necessary Inspection and Test Plans approved.
• Ensuring all engineering activities are successfully delivered on time, on budget, and to the required standard of accuracy and coordination.

• Experience in a similar role within the construction industry, ideally in a main contracting environment, with a sound understanding of safe site operations.
• Relevant construction qualification (HND, degree, SVQ) or technical trade qualification and strong IT literacy.
• Competent operation of setting out and levelling equipment (Total Stations and Digital Levels) and experience with high‑value civil and structural work packages.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with multiple stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Comfortable managing tasks independently and familiar with interpreting technical standards and site controls to ensure compliance.

We offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We have taken steps to support diversity and inclusion and we are committed to fostering a positive environment for all employees.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Level 1 (EL1) check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case‑by‑case basis). We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.