Site Engineer

We’re looking for a Site Engineer to join our Oxford Station team based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, sharesave scheme, family friendly policies and even more.

Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive +benefits

Responsibilities

As a Site Engineer, you’ll be working within the Oxford Station team, supporting with Network Rail, the delivery of Oxford Station Phase 2 works which will increase capacity through Oxford Station to accommodate additional services planned from 2024.

Your day to day will include:

• You’ll assist in preparing as-built drawings and managing systems to enable the progress of work to be reviewed.

• You’ll provide engineering support to make sure technical issues are resolved and you will be responsible for setting out works (Highways and Structures).

• You’ll aid in recording and testing workmanship and materials, as well as regularly check the setting out points. The Site Engineer will make sure all setting out works are delivered to site with the required certificates.

• You’ll make use of Leica Survey equipment and of AutoCAD

• You’ll manage the daily diaries and be proficient in performing Quality Checks, escalating any non-conformances.

  
  

What do we need from you?

This role of Site Engineer is great for you if:

• You have one of the following qualifications: PTS/SMSTS/First Aid/IOSH – Avoiding Danger From Underground Services

• You have an outgoing, energetic individual who has good problem-solving skills with exceptional commercial and contractual awareness.

• You’ll have previous experience in a similar role and hold a valid full UK driving license.

• You’ll be qualified to degree standards or equivalent and have strong people/project management skills.

  
  

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more.

• professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.

• pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)

• Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.

• employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We’re made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: https://www.kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf