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

Location: Witham, Essex. (Site based for delivery near Ipswich)
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.

This is an excellent opportunity to join Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME), our specialist MEP self-delivery design and build business. You'll be working on complex and varied projects across sectors including custodial, commercial, health, defence and science. As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the project team, supporting them in delivering compliant, high-quality electrical engineering solutions. Your day to day will include:

• Ensuring all mechanical works are procured, planned, and carried out safely in accordance with Kier standards and UK law
• Reviewing and optimising designs with the design team and clients to ensure efficient, safe construction that meets all contract requirements
• Managing change control processes, quality control procedures, and maintaining accurate project records
• Providing leadership and guidance to project team members, setting clear expectations and supporting their development
• Working collaboratively within Kier's "one team" delivery model to achieve project goals within agreed timescales and budgets

What are we looking for?

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

• You're technically confident in Mechanical services and safety, holding a relevant industry accredited qualification
• You have CSCS and SMSTS accreditation as a minimum
• You have experience managing delegated work packages and can demonstrate strong project engineering capability
• You're collaborative by nature, able to communicate clearly and build strong relationships with colleagues and clients
• You're committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement in everything you do

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.

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