Principal Engineer at Kier Group

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal 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, providing solutions which are safe and buildable.

Your day to day will include:

• 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, ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies / procedures, including CDM Regulations, the Kier SHE Management System (SHEMS) and 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, developing and building a positive relationship with the client / design / site teams supporting fulfilment of contractual obligations and meeting or exceeding Kier Design and Kier 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 Engineering Manager and Commercial Manager, monitoring progress against, and ensuring the project is delivered to, agreed programme and budget
• Provide leadership to direct and indirect reports, supporting Engineering Manager and Head of Construction Engineering, implementing and complying with Kier policies and procedures for functional governance, conducting staff inductions and performance reviews for direct reports, managing team workload, maximising personal utilisation and project efficiency, ensuring the timely completion and submission of timesheets, reviewing timesheets and approving time off for direct reports, recognising, promoting, encouraging, implementing and contributing to best practice within Kier Design, developing a culture of excellence, acting as an ambassador for Kier Design at all times and ensuring that Kier Design is the consultant of first choice and embodies the values of Kier
• Understanding the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, recognising the need for sustainable development, staying abreast of design developments in health & safety, innovation, sustainability, diversity and implementing them as appropriate, maintaining own continuing professional development, improving skills in management and / or a design / technical / professional specialism, maintaining membership of a professional body and contributing to forums and industry best practice groups, taking responsibility for developing own digital competency, as described in the Kier Design Digital Competency Framework., identifying current level and actively seeking to reach the next level, encouraging and assisting in the development of all staff within Kier Design,
• Maintaining relationships with peers ensuring the transfer of knowledge / skills, promoting the engineering profession, and taking on a supervisory Civil Engineer or equivalent role, developing and reviewing engineering methods and software, including design or assessment spreadsheets and / or calculation templates for use within Kier Design with a view to increasing overall quality and efficiency, marketing all Kier Design competencies to generate new/repeat business whenever possible

What are we looking for?

This role of Principal Engineer  is great for you if:

• Chartered member of relevant professional institutions (e.g. CEng MICE) and practical industry relevant experience
• Working in a similar role with significant relevant experience at this level