We're looking for Graduate Mechanical & Electrical Engineers to join our Kier Professional Services (KPS) team based in Salford, Greater Manchester.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading construction and infrastructure services company on our structured graduate development programme.
These programmes have been designed to provide you with the experiences and tools needed for progression within your chosen career.
Location: Salford, Greater Manchester Contract: Permanent, full time - 40 hours per week Salary: £29,250 per annum Start date : September 2025 What will you be responsible for?
KPS are our in-house team of consulting engineers, providing permanent and temporary designs and technical support to our Construction, Transportation, Property and Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks business divisions.
As our centre of technical excellence, KPS are behind many of our innovation successes, adding value for our colleagues and clients every day.
As a Graduate Mechanical & Electrical Engineer in KPS, you'll have exclusive access to our industry-leading portfolio of current and upcoming projects across the built environment.
KPS support around 500 Kier projects each year, undertaking thousands of designs and providing a wide range of technical advice and related services.
Your day to day will include: Assisting in the design and development of mechanical and electrical systems for projects.
Supporting the preparation of detailed drawings, specifications, and reports.
Conducting site visits to monitor progress and ensure compliance with design specifications, safety standards, and quality requirements.
Collaborating with project managers, architects, engineers, and contractors to facilitate effective communication and problem-solving.
Assisting in the preparation of technical reports, documentation, and project updates.
Participating in project meetings and contribute to the resolution of technical issues.
How does the graduate scheme work?
When you join, you will be enrolled onto our graduate scheme.
The programme will take 2 years to complete and has been designed to equip you with the skills you need to excel in your chosen profession and help you achieve professional membership or chartership.
You can find more details about our schemes here .
Alongside the graduate programme, you'll also be enrolled to KPS's own bespoke technical development programme, providing 100 days of training during your first four years with the team.
You'll be assigned a chartered engineer as a mentor to guide and support you achieving professional qualification with one of the UK's engineering institutions as soon as possible.
A little later on, all of our senior employees are given the opportunity to complete a 13-month Management Development Programme, leading to Chartered Manager qualification with the Chartered Management Institute.
What are we looking for?
We're looking for people due to graduate in 2025, or have recently graduated within the past three years, with an Engineering Council accredited degree (Masters preferred) in mechanical or electrical engineering Ideally, you will have achieved, or be predicted to achieve, a 2:1 or better.
The role of Graduate Mechanical & Electrical Engineer is great for you if: Strong mathematical and analytical skills, with a practical problem-solving mindset.
Demonstrating Kier's core values of Collaborative, Trusted and Focused.
Self-motivated, hard-working, willing to learn, punctual, organised and committed.
Hold a full UK driver's licence.
Rewards and benefits We are proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a variety of flexible 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 high 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 .
We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier Recruitment timeline October 2024: Initial applications November 2024: Application reviews January 2025 onwards: Virtual and in-person assessment centres