Senior Highways Engineer
Join Our Team as a Senior Engineer!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a Senior Engineer to join our dynamic Highways Technology team in Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, or Penrith. With the flexibility of remote working and occasional office visits, this is your chance to make a real impact!
Key Details
Location: Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, and Penrith (Remote working available with occasional travel required)
Hours: 40 hours per week (some flexibility available)
Salary: Starting from £46,000 per annum
Sector: Kier Design - Highways
Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.
Are You...
- An experienced highways technology engineer with strong ITS expertise?
- Confident in leading technology schemes from concept through preliminary design?
- Comfortable providing strategic advice and technical governance to clients?
- Passionate about delivering innovative and legacy highways technology solutions?
- Experienced in mentoring and developing junior engineers?
Do You...
- Design and develop ITS solutions such as CCTV, VMS, MIDAS, and communications networks?
- Produce high-quality technical outputs including drawings, BoQs, reports, and risk registers?
- Support feasibility studies, options appraisals, and business case development?
- Provide clear, practical technical advice to clients and stakeholders?
- Enjoy combining hands-on engineering with leadership and mentoring responsibilities?
- Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognized as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?
About the Role
As a Senior Engineer within our Professional Services Team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering strategic and technical leadership to our highways clients. You’ll be at the forefront of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), guiding technology schemes from initial concept to preliminary design. This is your opportunity to blend hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities while working for a respected Main Contractor.
Your Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Lead highways technology schemes from concept to preliminary design, including ITS solutions like CCTV, VMS, MIDAS, and communications networks.
- Produce high-quality technical outputs, including designs, specifications, drawings, BoQs, reports, and risk registers.
- Provide expert advice and technical governance to clients and stakeholders on innovative and legacy systems.
- Support feasibility studies, options appraisals, and business case development.
- Mentor and manage junior team members, offering coaching and support.
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if:
- You hold a degree in an engineering or science-related discipline and are Chartered or working towards chartership.
- You have strong experience in delivering ITS consultancy, design, or project management.
- You’re comfortable managing workloads, programmes, and stakeholder relationships.
- You possess knowledge of ITS, highways technology assets, IoT, telecoms, and IP systems.
- You have excellent communication skills with a practical, commercial mindset.
Rewards and Benefits
We’re proud to offer our talented team a wide variety of benefits tailored to your needs. Join us and discover the perks of being part of our team!
Diversity and Inclusion
At Kier, making our workplace diverse and inclusive is a top priority. We’re committed to continuous improvement and value the contributions of all our employees in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives.
As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role, a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required. We treat applicants with convictions on a case-by-case basis and do not discriminate based on conviction history.
We can’t wait to see your application and hope you’ll #joinkier!
