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    4. Mechanical Engineer Industrial Placement Sheffield 2023
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    We’re looking for an Industrial Placement – Mechanical Engineer to join our Kier Utilities team based in Sheffield. Within this role, you can enjoy 12-months with industry-leading teams, working on exciting projects, hundreds of high-street discounts and even more.

    Responsibilities

    As an Industrial Placement – Mechanical Engineer, you’ll be working within the Kier Utilities team, a leading utility service provider with the majority of work delivered within long-term alliance and framework contracts. With expertise covering a variety of sectors including Water, Electricity, Telecommunications and Gas. Your day to day will include:

    • Produce detailed engineering designs and developments
    • Designing mechanical engineering works in accordance with current standards using bespoke software
    • Complying with both the company, and clients, standards and requirement
    • Continued support with the overall health, safety, and sustainability goals of the business

    What are we looking for?

    This role of Industrial Placement – Mechanical Engineer is great for you if:

    • Are working towards a degree in Mechanical Engineering or related built environment subject
    • Have a 12-month placement as part of your course, please ensure you can take a placement year between your second and final year.
    • Hold a full driving license
    • Are self-motivated, organised, committed and hard-working

    We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

    Benefits

    We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

    • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
    • A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
    • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
    • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
    • A fantastic matched pension scheme

    Who is Kier?

    As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

    Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

    We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

    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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.