Kier Group
Senior Mechancial Design Engineer

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About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join Kier Design team based in Liverpool or London. 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: Liverpool or London
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £50,000 per annum
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Are you…
- Holding a Degree in Mechanical Building Services Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and member of CIBSE or IET
- A Chartered Engineer or working towards becoming chartered
- Experienced in your discipline with a high level of knowledge
- Able to communicate complex technical concepts into readily understood information suitable for a wider business audience
- Experienced in the application of quality procedures and document control in engineering design
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll be working within the Mechanical team, supporting them in delivering mechanical design for large, complex construction projects.
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You'll lead the mechanical design team, integrate different disciplines, and drive innovation for high-value projects, ensuring sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective design delivery from concept through to construction.
Working collaboratively with clients, architects, contractors, and other stakeholders, you'll bridge client needs with engineering reality whilst maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.
Your Day To Day Will Include
- Providing high quality mechanical designs and specifications that meet client requirements and brief
- Leading on all professional services in connection with mechanical design for allocated projects and clients
- Representing mechanical engineering in project design meetings, establishing solutions and agreeing concepts
- Ensuring delivery of co-ordinated design solutions and compliance with relevant building codes, regulations, and industry standards
- Promoting and implementing sustainable design solutions whilst identifying and resolving technical and logistical challenges
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.


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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.
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