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 are 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

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. Your expertise will ensure that our solutions are compliant, integrated, and future-ready. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), communications, and smart infrastructure systems that align with National Highways standards.

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?
• Communicate technical risks and solutions clearly to clients and stakeholders?

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead the delivery of complex technology design (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 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, 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 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 are proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy a fulfilling career with opportunities for growth and development!

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 meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Background Checks

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check. 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! Join us at Kier and be part of something great!