Project Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

Project Engineer – Electrical or Mechanical

We're currently recruiting for a Project Engineer with Electrical or Mechanical backgrounds to join our AMP 8 teams working closely with our strategic partner Southern Water.

Kent & Sussex patch

Permanent, full time – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

• Analysing and interpreting preconstruction information (PCI), Southern Water standards, and industry good practice, to ensure design solutions meet their requirements.
• Solving problems and ensuring the development of coordinated and integrated design solutions relating to electrical or mechanical work scope.
• Ensuring the production of all necessary design deliverables by supply chain partners such as specifications, models, drawings, data sheets and schedules required for the delivery of the project.
• Ensuring that design solutions include specific design risk assessments and consider innovation, best value, safety, and delivery programme.
• Collaborating with the procurement team in identification, selection, technical appraisal and appointment of suppliers and sub‑contractors to deliver the electrical or mechanical work scope.

• Relevant technical qualification (NVQ L3 / HNC / Degree) and membership of a relevant Professional Body/Institution.
• 18th Edition wiring for the electrical positions.
• Demonstrable experience within the water sector or similar regulated sector.
• Demonstrable experience of significant contributions to hazard reduction workshops such as Structured What‑If‑Technique (SWIFT), Access, Lifting & Maintenance (ALM), HAZ‑, or similar workflows.
• Knowledge and experience of the main management systems and processes used within a similar large multidisciplinary design and build projects.

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.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

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.

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