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. This is your chance to lead the way in delivering innovative highways technology solutions across major infrastructure programmes!
Key Details
Location: Manchester/Newcastle/Birmingham or Basingstoke – with agile working opportunities
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility available
Starting Salary: From £42,000 per annum
Sector: Mechanical, Electrical, and Technology – Highways
Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.
Your Role
As a Senior Technology Design Engineer, you will be the technical authority, guiding design outputs from concept to implementation. You’ll ensure that our solutions are compliant, integrated, and future-ready while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), communications, and smart infrastructure systems aligned with National Highways standards.
Are You…?
- Qualified: HNC/Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Communications, or Technology Engineering?
- Experienced: A highways technology engineer with strong ITS expertise?
- Confident: Leading design delivery and technical assurance activities?
- Knowledgeable: Familiar with National Highways standards (e.g., DMRB) and governance frameworks?
- A Leader: Ready to mentor and develop engineers?
Your Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Lead the delivery of complex technology designs (ITS, communications, power) from concept to implementation.
- Own design outputs, ensuring solutions are buildable, maintainable, and right-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 risk.
- Provide SME leadership across ITS, communications networks, and smart infrastructure systems.
- Drive multidisciplinary integration across civil, electrical, mechanical, and systems teams.
- Engage with clients, leading workshops and stakeholder interactions.
- Support programme delivery through progress reporting, risk management, and performance tracking.
- Champion continuous improvement, digital engineering, and BIM adoption.
- Contribute to 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:
- Hold a degree 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 discover the perks of being part of our team!
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 are committed to continuous improvement.
As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants who meet 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.
We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at Kier!
