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Engineer – Highways

April 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Engineer – Highways

Job Title: Engineer (Highways Design)


Reporting to: Team Leader (Roads)


Location: Design Services (5th Floor McLaren House)


Kier Highways undertake a very wide variety of roles and activities and an engineer is required that has a specialism in at least one but ideally more of the following fields:
  • Highway and Geometric Design
  • Signs, road marking and lining design
  • Traffic Safety Engineering and Road Safety Audits
  • Pavement design and asset management
  • VRS design
  • Drainage design


Successful candidates will have a particular specialism but will also have a good overall knowledge of the Highway design field.

Tasks/Responsibilities as follows:

  • Preparing and overseeing designs in relation to your field of expertise as set out above
  • Preparing technical reports
  • Development of specifications in accordance with the MCHW
  • Dealing with project related correspondence
  • Maintaining high technical standards, consistent with the project brief
  • Undertake site surveys when required
  • Assisting in project administration and control including monitoring of costs and programme
  • Work in collaboration with the other divisions including Commercial and Delivery
  • Mentoring, supervising and co-ordinating the work of others
  • Ensure compliance with the specified Quality Plan and Design Procedures
  • Ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations
  • Actively promote Health and Safety in the workplace, setting a good example to other employees and ensuring awareness of and compliance with general Health and Safety responsibilities as set out in the Health and Safety Management System.
  • Perform other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required.

Typical Skills/Experience as follows:

  • Significant experience in the detailed design of highway related projects.
  • HNC/HND/Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Knowledge of highway's assets and the appropriate solutions for renewal or improvement
  • A thorough knowledge of Highways England Design Manuals and Specifications
  • Experience using quality, environmental and health and safety legislation and management systems, particularly CDM 2015
  • Project and programme management, with ability to use MS Project advantageous



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