Senior Design Engineer

at  Kier Group

A great opportunity is available for a Senior Drainage Design Engineer (water, flooding and drainage) to join our Transportation team based in Salford Greater Manchester to be responsible for leading successful delivery of a portfolio of projects to established standards, timelines, and budgetary constraints across diverse design contracts. Could this be you? A full driving licence is an essential requirement for this position.
Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.
Location: Salford, Greater Manchester - some remote working available, with travel to the office required
Contract: Permanent Fulltime
Salary: £43k - £50k + private healthcare + benefits

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Drainage Design Engineer, you’ll specialise in highway drainage, as well as incorporating expertise in water utilities and Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), this role within Kier Design Services contributes to impactful projects.

Your day to day will include:

• Taking the lead on technically challenging projects, elements and/or solutions.
• Prioritising and coordinating day to day tasks and resources in relation to your projects.
• Ensuring quality and project controls established by the team and wider business are adhered to along with the latest design standards and lessons learnt.
• Supporting the development of fee estimates and programmes before monitoring project delivery and undertaking necessary change control management.
• Supporting the Design Team Leader with the development and overall wellbeing of the team.

This role of Senior Drainage Engineer is great if you have:

• Civil Engineering degree - or a similar combination of qualifications and/or experience
• Membership with relevant engineering body
• CSCS card
• A motivated and conscientious individual who has a proven record of successfully delivering projects and proactively supporting the development of their colleague