We're looking for a Head of Technical to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks - Water. 

Where is this role location?  Any location within the United Kingdom, with travel to any of Kier's operational teams across the UK.

How many hours: 45 hours per week

What will you be responsible for?

In this senior role, you will ensure Kier are at the forefront when it comes to innovative process solutions, methods of working and technological advances in the industry, rolling these out across new and existing water frameworks. You will be responsible for developing, roll out and updating of Operating Procedures, Minimum Standards, & Guidance Notes specific to MEICA processes. You will oversee the deployment of technical and process improvements, ensuring consistent application and compliance with engineering best practices, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence.

Your day to day will include:

• Strategic Leadership; including developing and implementing a national MEICA strategy for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Technical Oversight; including heading Kier's water business unit's compliance with NICEIC, DSEAR and ATEX regulations
• Project Delivery; including collaboration with other national functional roles in Design, Construction, Commissioning, Planning, Quality and Estimating to ensure engineering requirements are integrated effectively into overall project lifecycles.

What are we looking for?

This role is is great for you if:

• Degree or HNC level qualification in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental or related discipline).  Chartered status would be desirable.
• Proven track record in successfully delivering and managing team delivering complex water and wastewater assets.
• Leadership experience with the capability to manage national teams and multiple complex projects concurrently.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

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 #LI-JB4