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. This is your chance to make a real impact in the world of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)!

Location & Hours

Location: Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, and Penrith - with remote working options available and occasional office visits required.

Hours: 40 hours per week - we offer flexibility, so just let us know what works for you!

Salary

Starting Salary: From £46,000 per annum

About You

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?

Your Role

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’ll play a pivotal role in delivering strategic and technical leadership to our highways clients. You’ll guide highways technology schemes from initial concept through to preliminary design, all while working for a company that values innovation and excellence.

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 a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy:

• Competitive salary and flexible working hours.
• 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 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 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.

We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at Kier!