Senior Engineer – Highways

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Job Title: Senior Highways Engineer

Location: Saltash, Cornwall

Business Area: Strategic Highways

Contract: Permanent

Salary £43k - £48k + Private Healthcare + Pension + benefits

Let’s shape a world, together.

Kier Group is many things to many people. We’re a leading Regional Builder, the UK’s No. 1 Highways service team and a Top-Three Utility & Power provider. We’re an industry-leader in health and safety at work - and a responsible citizen who adds billions of pounds of social value to the communities where we do business. Above all, we’re a team of people built on many backgrounds and experiences, a company that values you for who you are and what you do.

An exciting opportunity has a risen for a Senior Engineer to join the Highways Team in Saltash Cornwall. In this role you will carry out highway scheme identification, study work and prepare detailed designs for maintenance and improvement schemes.

Key Responsibilities

As Senior Engineer you will be required to manage/mentor other staff in the highways design team and stand in for the Team Leader whenever necessary. Other elements of the role will include the need to design and deliver cost effective, buildable and technically sound design solutions for Trunk Road Highway schemes in accordance with the forward programme. You will contribute to the successful delivery of the programme of work by designing, developing and overseeing sound design solutions to meet client requirements within budget and timescale, following Kier processes and procedures as well as any client specific requirements. Carrying out the checking and certifying of design deliverables (including drawings specifications, certificates, reports, and contract documents), and authorising where appropriate.

What do we need from you?

Degree/Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Civil Engineering or equivalent. C Eng/I Eng with appropriate Institution (ICE, CIHT, RGS, CIWEM) is desirable or working towards achieving this. Knowledge of National highways design using DMRB and other Highways England standards. Proficient in the use of AutoCAD and Microsoft Office applications. Hold a CSCS card qualification and have a detailed understanding of health and safety management and the requirements of CDM . Full UK driving licence.

What Will You Receive

You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.

Flexible/Agile Working

At Kier we believe that – wherever we can, whether office or site-based – we should embrace an agile/flexible approach to working. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to do this. Please don’t hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around agile working and flexibility – We’ll do our best to support you.

Pre-employment checks

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.

Thinking. Doing. Innovating. Delivering.

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 committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you’d like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.

Closing Date: 26th October 2021

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

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