Inventory Engineer

May 30, 2023 | Comments Off on Inventory Engineer

We're looking for an Inventory Engineer to join our Highways team based in Birmingham. Within this role, you can enjoy a fantastic, matched pension scheme, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, with opportunities to buy/sell leave and even more

Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Highways and make a difference. Connecting roads, connecting people.



Location: Birmingham with hybrid working available

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime (Part-time working available, just let us know)

Salary: Up to £35k + 26 days of annual leave + Benefits



As an Inventory Engineer, you'll support the Asset Manager in the collection, recording and updating of highway asset information using Asset Management System and Geographical Information Systems, as a part of Birmingham Highways Interim Services Contract being delivered by Kier.

Your day to day will include:

· Collection, updating and reporting of highways inventory data

· Ensuring contractual requirements for collection, updating and auditing of inventory records are met

· Supervising and training other staff within the team, including writing work instructions and procedures

· Liaison with sub-contractors & Client

· Ensuring all inventory collection and updating tasks are completed accurately and on time



Who are we looking for?

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

· Experience using GIS Systems, Asset Management Systems (such as Confirm) and MS Office products especially Excel to a good standard

· Experience of training and supervising junior staff

· Good knowledge of Birmingham highway network



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 InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk 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: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

· New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leaves, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more

· A fantastic, matched pension scheme

· Life assurance

· Wellbeing resources

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

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: 27 June 2023

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