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Senior Engineer
April 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Senior Engineer
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.
Whether you are an established Senior Engineer looking to work on exciting and innovative solutions in a flexible environment, or a capable and experienced Engineer looking to take the next steps in your career; please apply.
Location: Birmingham - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Contract: Permanent - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know
Salary: £39k - £47k FTE
Responsibilities
As a Senior Highways Technology Engineer, you will lead the development of Highways Technology Solutions from scheme identification to feasibility and Preliminary Design
Your day to day duties will include:
- Leading, authoring and reviewing feasibility studies and/or value management proposals
- Managing and being responsible for assigning tasks to team members, scheduling and monitoring work and reviewing results for timeliness, accuracy and quality
- Providing input into project forecasting tracking hours and spend against defined budgets
Who are we looking for?
This role of Senior Engineer is great for you if have:
- Experience in the production of high-quality investigative reports and scheme proposals
- Knowledge of Highways Technology systems (MIDAS, CCTV, VMS etc.)
- Full driving licence and ability to travel / overnight stays when required
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:
- 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
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Paid professional subscription
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.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: https://www.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: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf
Closing date: 9 May 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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