Senior Technology Design Engineer
Join Our Team as a Senior Technology Design Engineer!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a Senior Technology Design Engineer to join our dynamic Technology Design team in Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, or Basingstoke. With flexible working options, this is your chance to make a significant impact in the world of highways technology!
Location & Hours
Location: Manchester/Newcastle/Birmingham or Basingstoke – with agile working opportunities.
Hours: 40 hours per week, with some flexibility available. Just let us know your preferences when we chat!
Compensation
Starting Salary: From £42,000 per annum
About the Role
As a Senior Technology Design Engineer, you will lead the delivery and assurance of cutting-edge highways technology solutions across major infrastructure programs. You’ll be the technical authority, overseeing design outputs from concept to implementation, ensuring everything is compliant, integrated, and future-ready.
Your Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of complex technology designs (ITS, communications, power) from concept through to implementation.
- Own design outputs, ensuring solutions are buildable, maintainable, and delivered right the first time.
- Act as a technical authority within design assurance, leading reviews, checks, and gateway approvals.
- Ensure compliance with DMRB, National Highways, and industry standards while managing technical risks.
- Provide SME leadership across ITS, communications networks, and smart infrastructure systems.
- Drive multidisciplinary integration across civil, electrical, mechanical, and systems teams.
- Act as a key technical interface for clients, leading workshops and stakeholder engagement.
- Support program delivery through progress reporting, risk management, and performance tracking.
- Champion continuous improvement, digital engineering, and BIM adoption.
- Lead input into bids, developing innovative, compliant, and competitive solutions.
- Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if you:
- Are HNC/Degree-qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Communications, or Technology Engineering.
- Have significant experience in highways or infrastructure technology design.
- Possess proven experience leading design delivery and assurance activities.
- Have strong knowledge of National Highways standards and governance frameworks.
Technical Expertise
We value expertise in:
- ITS infrastructure and systems integration
- Telecommunications and IP networks
- Power and control systems
- Design assurance and approval processes
- Multidisciplinary coordination and systems integration
Rewards and Benefits
We’re proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy:
- Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- A supportive and inclusive work environment
Diversity and Inclusion
At Kier, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we’re committed to continuous improvement.
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 all applicants fairly, regardless of their conviction history.
Ready to Make an Impact?
We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at Kier.
