MEICA Lead

We're looking for a MEICA Lead to join our United Utilities Framework based in the North West of England.

Location: North West of England
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

As a MEICA Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation solutions across our water projects. Working collaboratively with design teams, contractors and operational stakeholders, you'll provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of MEICA activities on major infrastructure projects whilst driving innovation and supporting sustainable outcomes for the communities we serve.

What will you be responsible for?

As a MEICA Lead, you'll be working within the Framework team, supporting the successful delivery of projects across the United Utilities programme.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Leading MEICA input throughout feasibility, design, construction and commissioning phases
• Reviewing mechanical and electrical requirements and identifying technical risks, opportunities and value engineering solutions
• Coordinating and managing MEICA consultants, subcontractors and suppliers to ensure quality, safety, programme and commercial targets are achieved
• Providing technical guidance and support to project teams across all MEICA disciplines
• Ensuring designs, installations and commissioning activities are compliant with industry standards, client specifications and statutory regulations

What are we looking for?

This role of MEICA Lead is great for you if:

• You have strong experience in a MEICA-focused role within a main contractor or utilities environment
• You have previous experience delivering water or wastewater infrastructure projects
• You possess a strong technical understanding across mechanical, electrical, ICA and commissioning activities
• You can confidently engage with clients, consultants, supply chain partners and operational teams

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.

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. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step towards a rewarding career with us!

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.