Site Engineer

We're looking for a Site Engineer to join our KierBam JV project at Devonport Dockyard based in Plymouth, Devon. KierBAM are a Joint Venture (JV) partnership between Kier and Bam Nuttall we are currently delivering the redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site

Location: Site Based, Plymouth, Devon

Hours: Permanent 45 hours per week

Due to the site being a high Security Military Naval base, additional security checks will need to be made – BPSS level of security clearance is required. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding NATO or MISWG member passports and have been a UK residence for the last 5 years can be considered for this role.

Responsibilities

As a Site Engineer you'll be working within the Nuclear team, supporting them in delivering the redevelopment project at the Dockyard

Your day to day will include:

- Assist in the recording and testing of workmanship and materials, i.e., drainage, concrete, piling, brickwork etc.

- Assist in providing engineering support to ensure technical problems are overcome and technical queries are answered.

- Responsible for setting out works constructed within allowable tolerances.

- Regularly checking the setting out points and benchmarks and checking that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly.

- Responsible for providing and maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the work.

What are we looking for as a Site Engineer?

This role of Site Engineer is great for you if:

- Degree qualification in civil engineering or equivalent is desirable – one or more of:
BSc, BA, BEng, Meng, Eng, Tech, MICE, TIStructE, LCIBSE, LCIBSEEng Tech,
Completion of Higher Apprenticeship.

- Familiar in Leica Survey equipment (GPS, Total Station, Optical & digital levels) for Setting Out & Survey

- Experience in similar role.

Due to the site being a high Security Military Naval base, additional security checks will need to be made – BPSS level of security clearance is required. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding EU, NATO, 5 Eyes, or MISWG member passports and have been a UK residence for the last 5 years can be considered for this role.

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.

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance , which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (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 - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit jobs.kier.co.uk/prison-programme/). This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier