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Highways Engineer

October 13, 2022 | Comments Off on Highways Engineer

We are now recruiting for a Highways Engineer based in Salford, Manchester to Initially work on the HS2 Enabling Civils Works Contract. Producing comprehensive and accurate scheme designs using Design Software such as AutoCAD Civils 3D and documentation in accordance with the brief and timescale. Within this role, you can enjoy a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic matched pension scheme, one professional subscription funded to support your professional development and even more.

Location: Salford Quays, Manchester - remote working available with the need to attend the office as required (usually weekly)

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: £33k - £38k

Responsibilities

As Highways Engineer you will be working within the team contributing to the successful delivery of the contract

Your day to day will include:

  • produce and develop sound design solutions to meet the client requirements within timescale and budget and that comply with relevant health and safety legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations.
  • Contribute to compliance with the Quality Management Systems.
  • Provide regular reporting of progress to clients by communicating with line managers regarding their progress against planned programme. Assist in the development of junior colleagues
Who are we looking for?

This role of Highways Engineer is great for you if have:

  • Experience working in Highways/Construction environment
  • Competent with design software such as AutoCAD and Civils 3D
  • The desire to learn and work in the BIM Environment
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
  • And many many more!
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 10 November 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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