Senior Temporary Works Advisor
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | LS15 8ZB |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9152 |
Summary
We're looking for a Senior Temporary Works Advisor to join our Design team based in Leeds, Liverpool, Speke and Salford. Our 100-strong Construction Engineering capability brings together a team of talented civil, structural and geotechnical engineers from a range of backgrounds, combining complex analysis, spatial design and an eye for the practical to deliver buildable solutions on site. We specialise in reimagining permanent designs to make them more buildable, designing temporary works and traffic management solutions, advising on the procedural management of temporary works, construction materials, ground engineering and surveying.
Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment.
We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more
Location: Leeds, Liverpool, Speke and Salford
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Temporary Works Advisor you'll be working within the Construction Engineering team, supporting Kier in contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, leading the delivery of some services, providing solutions which are safe and buildable.
Your day to day will include:
-Advising TWCs, Business Unit DIs and business stream DIs (according to role) on the effective implementation of the group Temporary Works standard and associated guidance, complementing the role of SHE Advisor / Manager and Director
-Providing technical and practical advice on specific areas of temporary works design and implementing in accordance with own level of competency, drawing on the knowledge and experience of other KPS staff as required
-Undertaking formal and informal TW compliance audits of projects and frameworks on behalf of Business Unit DIs, recording findings (via Novade) supporting identification of trends and improvements
-Tender and bid winning support including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, production and evaluation of concepts; focussed on buildability, efficiency and innovation; enabling cost estimates to be developed
-Delivery of alternative solutions and value engineering, enhancing Kier's competitive position
-Design management advice and coordination to support bid winning and project delivery, including acting as lead designer on projects requiring multidisciplinary teams or where Kier are required to take lead consultant role
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Temporary Works Advisor is great for you if:
-Incorporated member of a relevant professional institutions (e.g. IEng MICE) and significant practical industry relevant experience
Rewards and benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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.
We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier
#LI-MA1
Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment.
We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more
Location: Leeds, Liverpool, Speke and Salford
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Temporary Works Advisor you'll be working within the Construction Engineering team, supporting Kier in contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, leading the delivery of some services, providing solutions which are safe and buildable.
Your day to day will include:
-Advising TWCs, Business Unit DIs and business stream DIs (according to role) on the effective implementation of the group Temporary Works standard and associated guidance, complementing the role of SHE Advisor / Manager and Director
-Providing technical and practical advice on specific areas of temporary works design and implementing in accordance with own level of competency, drawing on the knowledge and experience of other KPS staff as required
-Undertaking formal and informal TW compliance audits of projects and frameworks on behalf of Business Unit DIs, recording findings (via Novade) supporting identification of trends and improvements
-Tender and bid winning support including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, production and evaluation of concepts; focussed on buildability, efficiency and innovation; enabling cost estimates to be developed
-Delivery of alternative solutions and value engineering, enhancing Kier's competitive position
-Design management advice and coordination to support bid winning and project delivery, including acting as lead designer on projects requiring multidisciplinary teams or where Kier are required to take lead consultant role
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Temporary Works Advisor is great for you if:
-Incorporated member of a relevant professional institutions (e.g. IEng MICE) and significant practical industry relevant experience
Rewards and benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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.
We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier
#LI-MA1
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