Senior Electrical Engineer

We're looking for an Major Project Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Mechanical Electrical and Technology team based in Liverpool.

Location: Liverpool

Hours: 37.5 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: Starting form £50,000 per annum

Sector: Mechanical Electrical and Technology

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

You’ll lead electrical design on major, complex projects—delivering compliant, sustainable and buildable solutions from concept through to construction.

Working within Kier Design’s in‑house consultancy, you’ll collaborate closely with construction and commercial teams to influence design outcomes and drive project success.

• A Chartered Electrical Engineer (or working towards) with CIBSE or IET?
• A Senior Electrical Design Engineer with strong building services experience?
• Ready to step into a leading role on major infrastructure projects?
• Hold a degree in Electrical Engineering or Building Services?
• Bring experience across public and private sector projects?
• Confidently lead multidisciplinary design teams and stakeholders?
• Want to join a Top 30 Glassdoor‑rated Main Contractor with secured workload?

As an Major Projects Senior Electrical Engineer, you’ll support the delivery of schemes within the Kier Design team, including:

• Lead electrical design delivery on major infrastructure projects
• Provide expert technical guidance and assurance
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design and ensure compliance
• Drive BIM, innovation and sustainability outcomes
• Manage cost, risk and stakeholder engagement
• Report progress, risks and performance to senior leadership

This role of Major Projects Senior Electrical Engineer is great for you if you:

• Are Degree-qualified Electrical Engineer (CIBSE or IET)
• Are Chartered or working towards
• Have a proven senior‑level building services experience
• Have strong technical, communication and QA capability
• Able to meet BPSS security requirements

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people 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'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.

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.