Associate Engineer Full Time

We’re looking for an Associate Engineer to join our Design team based in Birmingham. In this exciting and rewarding role you will lead the delivery of the most complex construction engineering services, while supporting and developing others to deliver high‑quality, safe and buildable engineering solutions.

Kier Design is a top‑25 engineering consultancy delivering construction‑focused, innovative and buildable solutions across the UK. With access to Kier’s £11bn+ project pipeline, we work across major infrastructure, construction and public sector schemes.

Location: Birmingham

Hours: 40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

What will you be responsible for?

As an Associate Engineer, you’ll take a senior role within the Construction Engineering team, leading the delivery of complex engineering services while supporting others to deliver safe and buildable outcomes.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Leading the design and delivery of complex temporary works, above and below ground in all materials, integrated with permanent works where required
• Acting as Project Lead, managing technical scope, programme, budget and client relationships across bids and live projects
• Providing technical assurance through design reviews, third‑party assessments and resolution of engineering issues and incidents
• Supporting bid and tender activity through outline designs, feasibility studies, value engineering and buildability solutions
• Leading, mentoring and developing engineers, sharing best practice and contributing to technical standards and training

What are we looking for?

This Role Of Associate Engineer Is Great If You

• Are a Chartered Engineer or member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. CEng MICE), with significant post‑qualification experience
• Have a strong background in temporary works design and checking across a range of construction environments
• Can demonstrate extensive experience leading complex projects and multidisciplinary teams within a consultancy or contractor‑led environment
• Are commercially aware, with experience supporting bids, fees, programme and budget management

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