Principal Engineer – Temporary Works

About the role

Kier is seeking a Principal Engineer to join its Design team in Speke, Merseyside. You will lead the delivery of temporary works and traffic management solutions, ensuring designs are safe, buildable and compliant with client requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development of technical proposals, fee estimates and design deliverables such as calculations, drawings and risk assessments.
• Manage and mentor a team of engineers, organising daily workloads and ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations, SHE Management System and Quality Management System.
• Oversee financial and commercial aspects of projects, monitoring progress against programme and budget.
• Represent Kier at client and progress meetings, building strong relationships with design, site and client teams.
• Identify value‑engineering opportunities and implement approved improvements.
• Drive digital competency development and contribute to engineering methods, software tools and templates.

Required profile

• Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (e.g., CEng, MICE).
• Significant experience in a senior engineering role, specifically designing temporary works.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams and manage complex construction engineering projects.

Required skills

• Temporary works design and assessment.
• Construction engineering principles.
• Compliance with CDM Regulations.