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Senior Engineer

Kier Group
Leeds Full-time
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We're looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Kier Design team based in Leeds/Norwich.

Location: Leeds/Norwich \- with some agile working

Hours: 40 hours per week \- some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: Competitive

Sector: Structures \& Geotechnical Engineering

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

As a Senior Engineer within Kier Design, you'll lead the delivery of civil and structural engineering services across a range of infrastructure projects. Working within the Structures \& Geotechnical team, you'll help develop safe, buildable Permanent Works solutions, support tenders and live projects, and collaborate closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams. This role offers the opportunity to work on high\-profile schemes while progressing your career within Kier's nationally recognised in\-house consultancy.

Are you…

  • Are you an experienced engineer who can lead Permanent Works design to deliver safe, buildable solutions?

  • Are you confident leading Civil \& Structural packages across infrastructure projects, from concept through to delivery?

  • Are you comfortable acting as a Lead Designer, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing design inputs/outputs?

  • Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted, and delivery‑focused organisation?
Do you…
  • Do you have a professional qualification (CEng/IEng) or equivalent experience, plus a full UK driving licence?

  • Do you have experience delivering civil and structural Permanent Works design for infrastructure projects?

  • Do you support tenders and bids with outline designs, feasibility input and buildability\-focused concepts?

  • Want to work for a highly regarded construction company, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?
What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Engineer, you'll be working within the Structures \& Geotechnical team, supporting them in delivering safe, buildable, and cost\-effective solutions from concept to delivery. Your day to day will include:

  • Leading Permanent Works design across Kier Design's infrastructure portfolio

  • Providing technical input to bids with buildable, innovative concepts

  • Reviewing and providing technical assurance of third\-party designs

  • Undertaking site visits, inspections and surveys, providing advice on safety matters

  • Fulfilling Job Leader responsibilities, including client liaison, design delivery, and workload planning
What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Engineer is great for you if:

  • You have a Level 6/7 qualification and CEng/IEng professional qualification (or equivalent experience)

  • You have strong experience leading civil and structural infrastructure design

  • You hold a Full driving licence

  • You're confident coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing design inputs and outputs

  • You're passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted, and delivery\-focused organisation

  • You're experienced with rail or water sector standards

  • You have knowledge of WIMES or Minimum Asset Standards

  • Have exposure to water or wastewater treatment environments

  • Have previous M\&E design experience (e.g. simple hydraulics, pump selection etc)
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.

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.

  • RAW Senior Engineer FInal.pdf

  • Location: Wymondham. Leeds

  • Vacancy ID: 10464

  • Background check: None

  • Closing Date: 30 Jun 2026

  • Flexible Working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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