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ITS Engineer/ Consultant (VAE)
May 30, 2021 | Comments Off on ITS Engineer/ Consultant (VAE)
Location: Birmingham
Business Area: Strategic Highways
Contract: Permanent
Make the journey. Leave a legacy.
Every day, 210,000 vehicles travel across the 31,000km of roads, bridges and tunnels that are built, maintained and operated by the team here at Kier Group. It's one of the reasons why we're acknowledged as the UK's No.1 Highways Services team - delivering £1 billion of social value to the six million people and wider communities who rely on our expertise and experience. Can you join our team? Yes, you can - if you want to be valued for who you are as well as what you do, in a company shaping the future.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Engineer/ Consultant to join our Highways Value Added Engineering (VAE) Technology Team in Birmingham (Currently remote working). The successful candidate will provide advocacy, strategic guidance, research and development support, technology advice and project assistance to clients who wish to implement innovative and state of the art (or legacy) ITS and solutions.
What do we need from you to be successful in this role?
- Proven track record of delivery in ITS consultancy and/or design, or transferable field
- Knowledge of ITS, Highways England Technology Assets, Infrastructure, loT, Telco., IP technologies and their applications
- Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads
- Effective and confident communicator, professional in approach and presentation, with the ability to build relationships and interact effectively with business and client stakeholders at all levels
- Analytical, investigative, solutions finding, and problem-solving skills
- Good report writing skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with people at all levels
- Self-motivated and ability to motivate others to excellence
- Flexible communication style. Able to tailor communication to specific audience, particularly to communicate complex concepts in an unambiguous way for non- technical audiences
- Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work under pressure
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a car allowance, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday), two employee Share Scheme options, together with additional valuable benefits such as:
- Free Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Kier Rewards, our exclusive Discount Shopping Site with deals available at over 800 retailers
- Plus, many more benefits geared to your wellbeing
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
For you. For everyone.
Being part of Kier means living our values of?being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused.?We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave?a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is an inclusive employer.
Closing Date: 29/06/2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early. ???????
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