About this role
Principal Temporary Works Engineer
We're looking for a Principal Temporary Works Engineer to join our team based in various locations. 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. Join us as and become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. As part of our 100-strong team, you'll get to work on hundreds of projects across one of the most diverse and high-profile portfolios in the country, with access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline – supporting complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept through to delivery.
Location: Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / Plymouth – agile working, with up to 1-2 days per week from home if desired Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. Salary: starting from £62,000 per annum
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
Are you...
- A Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. CEng MICE) with demonstrable relevant experience, or hold significant relevant experience
- Experienced in leading complex construction engineering services and temporary works design
- Confident in managing projects, teams and client relationships
- Knowledgeable in design management, value engineering and technical assessment
- Committed to continuous professional development and staying current with industry best practice
What will you be responsible for?
As a Principal Temporary Works Engineer, you'll be working within the team, leading the delivery of complex construction engineering services across a variety of projects. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a collaborative team, providing innovative solutions that are both safe and buildable. You'll play a key role in supporting project delivery through temporary works design, bid support, value engineering, and technical leadership. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you'll have the chance to make a real impact, ensuring engineering excellence whilst mentoring and developing others. If you're looking for a role where your expertise will be valued and where you can contribute to meaningful projects, we'd love to hear from you.
Your day to day will include:
- Leading the delivery of temporary works design and checking, integrated with permanent works design as applicable
- Providing tender and bid winning support, developing feasibility studies and innovative design concepts
- Managing technical aspects of projects, ensuring compliance with client requirements and company policies
- Leading multidisciplinary design teams and acting as the main point of contact with clients
- Mentoring and developing engineering staff, promoting professional development and technical competence across the business
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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Location: Nationwide
Vacancy ID: 13332
Background check: None
Closing date: 15 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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