Mechanical Engineer
| Company: | Kier Group |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | SL9 0BG |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 16 Oct 2026 |
Summary
We're looking for a Mechanical Project Engineer to join our Wastewater Asset Assurance Programme team based in Thames Valley, looking after sites in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
Location: Thames Valley - Stewkley, Buckinghamshire and Forest Hill, OxfordshireHours: 45 hours per week - 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.
We're looking for a Mechanically biased Project Engineer to work within our Wastewater Asset Assurance Programme. You'll work alongside an Electrical Project Engineer to ensure that these MEICA focused projects are delivered in line with Kier's and Thames Water's KPIs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is quality focused and able to manage the supply chain. Kier are a strategic partner to Thames Water for AMP7 and AMP8 on Capital Frameworks across the Thames Water supply and treatment regions.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Mechanical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the Wastewater Asset Assurance Programme team, supporting them in delivering design and build services for new and existing infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets. Your day to day will include:
-Engaging with the workforce on health, safety and wellbeing, leading by example to promote a positive culture
-Supervising work to ensure it's carried out in accordance with method statements and work instructions
-Supporting the site management team, ensuring any issues are resolved or escalated appropriately
-Maintaining quality standards and ensuring works are delivered in accordance with relevant specifications
-Promoting a Right First-Time culture, capturing and communicating lessons learnt and best practice
What are we looking for?
This role of Mechanical Project Engineer is great for you if:
-You hold a Full driving licence
-You have experience in the Water Industry
-You're BEng/ONC/HNC/BTEC qualified as a Mechanical engineer
-You have strong problem-solving skills and sound judgement
-You hold a relevant CSCS card and SSSTS, Confined Spaces qualifications
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 LI-CH1.
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