Job Description

We\'re looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Kier Professional Services (KPS) team based in Birmingham, West Midlands. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands; flexible/agile working and option for part-time work

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive +

Responsibilities

As a Principal Engineer, you\'ll be working within the Kier Professional Services (KPS) team, supporting the team with leading the delivery of a broad range of complex Civil & Structural / MEICA and related services in both Temporary and Permanent Works, providing solutions which are safe and buildable (in both their temporary and permanent states), above all other considerations.

Your day to day will include:

Agree technical requirements of the client remit, ensuring it is fully understood, questioning and challenging where necessary

Lead the development of fee proposals for review in accordance with Delegated Authority policy

Organise and lead the day-to-day workload of engineers and technical staff within the design team, ensuring technical compliance of the design to the remit

Ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies / procedures, including CDM Regulations, the Kier SHE Management System (SHEMS) and design Quality Management System (QMS)

Manage the financial and commercial aspects of the project with the support of Engineering Manager and Commercial Manager, monitoring progress against, and ensuring the project is delivered to, agreed programme and budget.

What do we need from you?

This role of Principal Engineer is great for you if:

Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. CEng MICE)

Seven years relevant postgraduate experience

Full driving licence

Valid CSCS card

We\'re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don\'t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We\'re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.

professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.

pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)

Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.

employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud of the steps we\xe2\x80\x99ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier\xe2\x80\x99s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here:

Closing Date: 17 September 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

Kier Group