Senior Highways Design Engineer
We’re looking for a Senior Highways Design Engineer to join our Highways Design team based in Salford. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, and we want to help you carve out a role in which you’ll grow and thrive for many years to come. We offer market‑leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people’s careers.
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester
Hours
40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired.
Responsibilities
- Preparing preliminary and detailed designs in accordance with approved design procedures for local and national authorities, providing support to the Principal Engineer of the design team on various design duties including producing design schedules, health, safety and welfare contract documentation in accordance with the Construction, Design & Management Regulations 2015 and design drawings and associated documents.
- Delivering technical and feasibility studies that satisfy client’s technical specifications.
- Assessing potential risks, materials and costs, complying with Kier’s & client’s guidelines and regulations including permits and safety, delivering technical files and other technical documentation as required, conducting on‑site investigations and analysing data (maps, reports, tests, drawings and other).
- Contributing towards technical excellence and innovation across the team, providing innovative solutions to engineering problems, complying with Kier’s SHEMS and KDTS IMS, agreeing delivery targets and reporting regularly on progress towards milestones, overseeing and mentoring junior staff.
- Maintaining good relations with clients and other authorities, attending meetings as necessary, promoting health & safety in the workplace and setting a good example to other employees.
Qualifications
- Member of a professional body or holding IEng / CEng status, or working toward this qualification.
- Competent with civil engineering design software such as AutoCAD.
Rewards and Benefits
We offer a tailored benefits package to support the diverse needs of our staff, including career development, professional qualification pathways, and ongoing technical and management training.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are a Disability Confident employer. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
- Job Description – Senior Civil Engineer – Civil Design .pdf
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