We're looking for a Section Engineer to join our Earthworks team based in Hinkley Point C.
Location: Hinkley Point C
Hours: Project shift pattern – 11 days on, 3 days off (starting every other Monday), 07:00 – 17:00
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
We're seeking a well-rounded individual to join our Earthworks team at Hinkley Point C. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a large-scale project where you'll use your technical knowledge and communication skills to support effective delivery across multiple organisations. You'll play a key role in ensuring technical compliance, whilst delivering work safely, on time, and to the required quality standards.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Section Engineer, you'll be working within the Earthworks team, supporting them in delivering large scale earthworks operations with technical compliance and quality. Your day to day will include:
- Coordinating and analysing data using digital dashboards and drone survey information
- Overseeing technical delivery of material classification, ensuring compliance with design specifications and project requirements
- Monitoring site progress, conducting inspections and quality checks to ensure work meets contractual and regulatory standards
- Identifying and resolving issues, collaborating with project managers, site teams, subcontractors and regulatory authorities
- Maintaining accurate site records, including progress reports, quality documentation, and as-built information
What are we looking for?
This role of Section Engineer is great for you if:
- You have a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification
- You have experience working on major earthworks projects
- You enjoy collaborating with people and project teams to achieve shared goals
- You have awareness of material processing, testing and geological properties
- You have excellent communication skills and a questioning attitude to ensure technical compliance
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 and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government BPSS check, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. 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 - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit Making Ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
