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 real impact in the world of highways technology!
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 lead the delivery and assurance of cutting-edge highways technology solutions across major infrastructure programs. You’ll be the technical authority, guiding design outputs from concept to implementation, ensuring that our solutions are compliant, integrated, and future-ready.
Are You…?
- HNC/Degree-qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Communications, or Technology Engineering?
- An experienced highways technology engineer with strong ITS expertise?
- Confident in leading design delivery and technical assurance activities?
- Knowledgeable about National Highways standards (e.g., DMRB) and governance frameworks?
- A strong leader who can mentor and develop engineers?
Do You…?
- Lead technology design packages across ITS, communications, and power systems?
- Take ownership of design outputs from concept through to implementation?
- Drive multidisciplinary integration across civil, electrical, and systems teams?
- Lead design assurance, reviews, and compliance with governance frameworks?
- Communicate technical risks and solutions clearly to clients and stakeholders?
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.
- Act as a key technical interface for clients, leading workshops and stakeholder engagement.
- Support programme delivery through reporting on progress, risk, and performance.
- Drive continuous improvement, digital engineering, and BIM adoption.
- Lead input into bids and develop 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 Degree-qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Communications, or Technology Engineering.
- Have significant experience in highways or infrastructure technology design.
- Have proven experience leading design delivery and assurance activities.
- Possess 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 initiatives, and we are 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.
Please note that this role may require a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check, and 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.
