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• We're looking for a Design Engineer – Civils to join our River Infrastructure team based in Bristol. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

• Location: River Infrastructure, Bristol

• Hours: 40 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

• Are you…

• Experienced in design delivery

• Comfortable managing uncertainty and technical risk using your own judgement

• Able to learn and work in new areas with support from colleagues

• Possessing relevant postgraduate experience in the design of hydraulic structures, river engineering, or similar

• Holder of a Full driving licence

• What will you be responsible for?

• As a Design Engineer – Civils, you'll be working within the River Infrastructure team, supporting them in delivering infrastructure projects for clients including the Environment Agency, Severn Trent, and Mining Remediation Authority.

• You'll be working collaboratively within a supportive team environment, contributing your expertise to develop safe, buildable solutions that achieve client goals. This role offers the chance to develop your career whilst working on meaningful projects that make a real difference to infrastructure and communities.

Your day to day will include:

• Reviewing and agreeing technical requirements of client remits, ensuring full understanding and challenging where necessary

• Organising and leading the day-to-day workload of engineers and technical staff within the design team, ensuring technical compliance

• Ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies, including CDM Regulations and design Quality Management Systems

• Contributing to financial and commercial management of projects including progress monitoring and change control

• Delivering alternative solutions and value engineering to enhance Kier's competitive position

• 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, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (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). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

• We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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• Job Description - Design Engineer - Structural & Geo - Design (1).pdf

Location: Bristol

Vacancy ID: 12038

Background check: None

Closing date: 24 Dec 2026

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full Time

Flexible working: Yes

Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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