Design Engineer

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Company Name: Kier

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We’re looking for a Design Engineer to join our Design team based in Bristol. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, You’ll be working within Kiers 750 strong internal consultancy Kier Design supporting with the delivery of Civil Infrastructure Engineering related services. You will also contribute to the delivery of more complex services by providing solutions which are safe and buildable whilst achieving the clients’ goals. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, and we want to help you carve out a role in which you’ll grow and thrive for many years to come. We offer market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people’s careers., we actively promote, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Location : Bristol Hours : 40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us What will you be responsible for? As a Design Engineer , you’ll be working within the Structural and Geotechnical Engineering team, supporting Kier in delivering infrastructure projects for clients such as the Environment Agency, Severn Trent, and Mining Remediation Authority. Your day to day will include: Reviewing and agreeing technical requirements of the client remit, ensuring it is fully understood, questioning, and challenging where necessary Contributing to the development of fee proposals 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 Maintaining compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies / procedures and where applicable client procedures, including CDM Regulations, the Kier SHE Management System (SHEMS) and design Quality Management System (QMS) Contributing to the financial and commercial management of projects such as progress monitoring, change control, and delivering to the agreed programme and budget with the support of the Engineering Manager and Commercial Manager, delivering alternative solutions and value engineering, enhancing Kier’s competitive position What are we looking for? This role of Design Engineer is great for you if: Experience in design delivery, comfortable using your own judgement when managing uncertainty and technical risk, whilst learning and working in new areas with support from colleagues Relevant postgraduate experience in the design of hydraulic structures or / and river engineering, or similar Working towards Chartered or Incorporated member of a relevant professional institution (e.g., CEng MICE) Driving licence to visit various sites and offices Rewards and benefits 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 . 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 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. We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier. #LI-MA1

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