Highways Technology Engineer

We’re looking for a Highways Technology Engineer to join our Highways Development Team in Birmingham. Within this role, you can enjoy, car or car allowance, a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme. 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 - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £32k - £39k + Car + 26 days of annual leave + benefits

Responsibilities

As Highways Technology Engineer you will produce high quality proposals and reports to support the development of Highways Technology projects.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Authoring and contributing to feasibility studies and/or value management proposals
• Production of technical reports and drawings
• Technical consultancy

Who are we looking for?

This role of Highways Technology Engineer is great for you:

• Possess a relevant tertiary qualification in engineering/science related subject or substantial experience in a related/closely related field
• Have knowledge of National Highways Technology Assets, Infrastructure, loT, Telecommunications, Security technologies, IP technologies and their applications against the services Kier Services Highways supplies
• Have 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: 24 March 2023

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