Senior Electrical Engineer

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Adam Smith

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Senior Electrical Engineer

We're looking for a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join our Kier Mechanical & Electrical team working on a major life sciences project.

 

Location: London. (Harlow when moving to site)
Hours: Full Time, Permanent - 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 Senior Electrical Project Engineer, you'll play a vital role in delivering effective electrical project engineering services across our projects. You'll be part of Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME), an internal MEP self-delivery design and build business supporting Kier construction across the UK on complex and challenging projects. This is an opportunity to work collaboratively within a successful project team, taking responsibility for delegated works packages and ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the Kier Mechanical & Electrical team, supporting them in delivering compliant, cost-effective engineering services. Your day to day will include:

  • Ensuring all works are procured, planned and carried out safely in accordance with Kier standards and UK law
  • Reviewing designs with design teams and clients to ensure they are optimised for efficient and safe construction
  • Managing robust change control and implementing quality control procedures in line with Kier Standards
  • Providing leadership for project team members within your area of control, setting clear expectations and offering guidance
  • Keeping accurate records and ensuring necessary appointments are made by the Authorising Engineer for all electrical works

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Electrical Project Engineer is great for you if:

  • You're technically astute in Electrical Services and safety and hold a relevant industry accredited qualification
  • You have CSCS and SMSTS accreditation
  • You have demonstrable experience working collaboratively within project teams, ideally in a Main Contractor or Sub-Contractor.
  • You're skilled at managing workloads in line with project goals and commercial priorities
  • You're passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued

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 #LI-AS2

  • Location: London
  • Vacancy ID: 13050
  • Background check: BPSS Checks
  •  Closing date: 27 Nov 2026
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Working hours: Full Time
  • Flexible working: Yes

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


 

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