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Senior Highways Engineer
July 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Senior Highways Engineer
Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.
Location: This role is based in the Penrith office; remote working will be considered but you would need to attend the office regularly (usually at least one day per week) to meet the team
Contract: Permanent, Fulltime (flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know)
Salary: £42k - £50k
Responsibilities
As a Senior Highways Engineer, you'll be preparing preliminary and detailed designs in accordance with approved design procedures for local and national authorities.
Your day to day will include:
- the delivery of technical and feasibility studies that satisfy client's technical specifications
- assessment of potential risks and hazards, specifying materials, and estimating costs.
- conduct on site investigations and analyse data (maps, reports, tests, drawings)
- agree delivery targets and report regularly on progress towards milestones
- oversee and mentor junior members of the team
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Highways Engineer is great for you if are a:
- member of a professional body, IEng / CEng status or working towards
- experience in a similar role within highways maintenance schemes
- proven team management experience
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.
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
- a fantastic matched pension scheme
- life Assurance
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- green car scheme
Who is Kier?
As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.
We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.
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 .
Closing Date: 1 August 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.