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Mechanical Package Engineer

Kier Group
Kingston upon Thames
3 days ago
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We're looking for a

Mechanical Package Engineer

to join our Natural Resources team based on some large major project sites in Surrey.

Location:

Surrey, South East

Contract:

Permanent, full time - talk to us about flexible hours

Open to work away from home for part of the week? We'll cover the cost.

Responsibilities

As a

Mechanical Package Engineer , you'll be working in our Natural Resources team to provide mechanical expertise on projects at our Surrey sites, which is a project operating within the water industry. You'll implement design solutions, controlling technical delivery, costs, changes and programmes at all stages of projects.

Your day to day will include:

Technical assurance of Design, engineering, calculations, specifications

Assisting with preparation of flowsheets and engineering line diagrams and supervising plant layout and pipework design including 3D modelling

Managing the supplier/contractor procurement process from enquiry to delivery

Site support during construction and commissioning including field engineering assignments

Reviewing designs & proposals for conformance with applicable regulatory standards, policies, and codes of practice

What are we looking for?

This

Mechanical Engineer

role is great for you if have:

A HND / HNC or equivalent in mechanical engineering

Experience of mechanical engineering in process related industries in particular the Water Industry; Sewage Works and Water works.

Specific expertise in the design, layout, engineering and specification of process plant and piping for the Water industry

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.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities.

You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

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

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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-CH1

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