Mechanical Engineer

Kier Group
Southampton
1 week ago
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We're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our M&E team based in Southampton.


Location: Site based in Southampton.


Hours: Full Time Permanent. Flexible options available.


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


Join our thriving Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME) team as a Mechanical Engineer and play a key role in delivering high-quality solutions for our diverse portfolio of projects. You'll collaborate with talented professionals in our supportive environment, ensuring projects are fully compliant with specifications while meeting cost and programme requirements.


What will you be responsible for?

  • Reviewing designs to ensure they're optimised for efficient and safe construction
  • Implementing and managing quality control procedures in line with Kier standards
  • Managing robust change control processes and identifying risks and opportunities
  • Ensuring designs and installations meet client specifications and statutory requirements
  • Providing leadership for project team members within your area of responsibility

What are we looking for?

  • You have technical expertise in Mechanical Services with relevant industry qualifications
  • You hold CSCS and SMSTS accreditation
  • You're passionate about collaborative working in our "one team" delivery model
  • You're detail-oriented with excellent organisational and communication skills
  • You care about creating inclusive teams 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


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