Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Amy Lammie

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

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We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team based in Liverpool or London.

Location: Liverpool or London
Hours: 40 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 Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll take full responsibility for preparing designs and providing expert advice on mechanical systems for large, complex construction projects. You'll lead the mechanical design team, working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective solutions from concept through to construction.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll be working within the Major Projects team, supporting them in delivering high-quality mechanical design solutions for large-scale construction projects. Your day to day will include:

  • Providing high-quality mechanical designs and specifications that meet client requirements
  • Leading professional services for mechanical design across allocated projects and clients
  • Representing mechanical engineering in project design meetings and establishing innovative solutions
  • Ensuring compliance with building codes, regulations, industry standards, and Kier Design procedures
  • Collaborating with clients, architects, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Mechanical Engineer is great for you if:

  • You hold a degree in Mechanical Building Services Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and are a member of CIBSE or IET
  • You are a Chartered Engineer or working towards becoming chartered
  • You have significant experience in mechanical building services engineering with high-level technical knowledge
  • You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly
  • You have the ability to pass BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

  • Location: Salford. Speke
  • Vacancy ID: 12034
  • Background check: DBS - Basic
  •  Closing date: 21 Sep 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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