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Senior Highways Engineer
May 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Senior Highways Engineer
Location: Penrith
Business Area: Highways
Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
Make the journey. Leave a legacy.
Kier Group is the UK's leading highways service provider, delivering an incredibly diverse range of road, bridge and tunnel projects - from planning and programming stage through to delivery, maintenance and operation. We work with a wide range of partners such as local authorities and Highways England to improve the quality and safety of UK roads - making us the No.1 highways and tunnel maintenance team across the country, delivering over £1 billion of social value by maintaining 31,000km of roads used by six million people in their everyday lives.
A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Highways Engineer to lead the preparation of scheme designs, design checks, feasibility reports and documentation in accordance with specified briefs and in line with the time and budgetary allocations. To contribute and assist with the scheme programming and resourcing, checking team output and ensuring accuracy and assist in the overall delivery of the workload of the Highways team within the Design Services Penrith office. The workload is expected to be a mix of maintenance, small scale improvements and some new build/major projects.
What do we need from you to be successful in this role?
A wide range of experience in each sector would be a benefit but is not essential. Professional qualifications with an appropriate institution would be a benefit in the role.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car or allowance, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday), two employee Share Scheme options, together with additional valuable benefits such as:
- Free Life Assurance
- Access to a range of attractive Flexible benefit options to tailor your package to suit your lifestyle
- Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Kier Rewards, our exclusive Discount Shopping Site with deals available at over 800 retailers
- Plus, many more benefits geared to your wellbeing.
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment. Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Make the journey. Leave a legacy.
Being part of Kier means living our values of?being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused.?We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave?a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is an inclusive employer.
Closing Date: 16th June 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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