Principal Civils Lead

We're looking for a Principal Civils Lead – Water to join our team based Nationwide within the water sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Nationwide
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £ 60,000 per year 

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

Are you…

• A degree-qualified Civil Engineer with Chartered status (ICE, CIWEM, IStructE, or similar)?
• Experienced in utilities design and civils work for waste water treatment plants?
• Confident in leading multi-discipline technical and engineering teams within programmes?
• Knowledgeable in relevant design standards (BS and/or EN) and client requirements?
• Skilled in communicating technical concepts clearly to teams and clients?

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal Civils Lead – Water, you'll be working within the Discipline team, supporting them in delivering compliant designs for complex water infrastructure projects. You'll be at the forefront of delivering civil designs including duct routes, equipment bases, drainage, switchgear buildings, and upgrades at sewage treatment sites and pumping stations. Leading multi-disciplinary teams and coordinating across programmes, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our designs meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and sustainability.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading and managing civil designs for waste water treatment plants, pumping stations, and network infrastructure
• Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and third parties including MEICA, temporary works, and commercial specialists
• Ensuring all designs comply with relevant codes, regulations, industry standards, and Kier Design procedures
• Planning and overseeing project execution to deliver on time and within budget
• Promoting sustainable design solutions and incorporating safe by design principles

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 #joinkie