Design Engineer

Job Overview

Hours:

40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired. As a Design Engineer, you'll be working within the Construction Engineering team, supporting Kier in contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, leading the delivery of some services, and providing solutions that are safe and buildable.

• Agreeing 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, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies and procedures, including CDM Regulations, the Kier SHE Management System (SHEMS) and the design Quality Management System (QMS).
• Overseeing and contributing to the production of design deliverables, including calculations, drawings, reports and design risk assessments; identifying and assessing technical opportunities for value engineering, implementing them with suitable approval, and building a positive relationship with the client, design and site teams to support fulfilment of contractual obligations and to meet or exceed Kier Design and customer expectations.
• Being the lead representative at project and progress meetings with clients, as required, from remit development through to lessons learned; managing the financial and commercial aspects of the project with the support of the Engineering Manager and Commercial Manager, monitoring progress against the agreed programme and budget, and ensuring the project is delivered on time and within budget.
• Maintaining project documentation and records, providing regular project reports to the Engineering Manager and client, as required, including financial updates and programme forecasts, and providing early warnings on issues such as significant overspends as soon as they are apparent.
• Reviewing monthly invoices prior to issue, seeking regular formal and informal feedback from clients during the project and at its conclusion, noting lessons learned, and ensuring continuous improvement within Kier Design.

• Completed IEng Initial Professional Development (or CEng equivalent progress) with a relevant professional institution (e.g. ICE) and have practical industry‑relevant experience.
• Hold Level 6 or Level 7 qualifications and significant relevant experience.

Based in Salford.