Highways Engineer

Kier Group plc.; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Highways Engineer to join the Basingstoke team, contributing to concept through detailed highway design.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams, producing technical drawings, calculations and specifications while focusing on safety, reliability and environmental considerations. The role offers exposure to a broad range of schemes, collaboration with clients, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• A university degree in Civil/Highways/Transportation engineering.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking feasibility, preliminary and detailed design of highway maintenance and improvement schemes to DMRB and local authority standards using AutoCAD software
• Working collaboratively with other design disciplines in Common Data Environments and on-the-job learning
• Developing engineering options for proposals with safety, reliability, operational capacity, maintainability and environmental considerations
• Providing design support to the highways design team and preparing technical drawings, specifications and design calculations
• Undertaking site visits and surveys, maintaining client relations and attending meetings as necessary

Skills

Highways geometry

Pavement design

Signs & road markings

Drainage

Vehicle restraint systems

Education

Civil Engineering degree (BSc/BEng/MSc/MEng)

Chartered (CEng)/IEng or working towards

CSCS Card, SMSTS or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

As a Highways Engineer, you'll be working within the highways design team, supporting them in the development and preparation of concept, preliminary and detailed design of a range of highway and infrastructure projects. We're seeking a talented Highways Engineer to enable our team in delivering innovative highway and infrastructure projects. This is an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively on a diverse range of schemes, from concept through to detailed design, whilst developing your skills and contributing to meaningful projects that make a real difference to communities. You'll be part of a supportive environment where your expertise will be valued and your professional development encouraged.

Your day to day will include:

• Undertaking feasibility, preliminary and detailed design of highway maintenance and improvement schemes to DMRB and local authority standards using AutoCAD software
• Working collaboratively with other design disciplines in Common Data Environments and acquiring knowledge through on-the-job learning
• Developing engineering options for proposals with full consideration to safety, reliability, operational capacity, maintainability, and environmental issues
• Providing design support to the highways design team and preparing technical drawings, specifications and design calculations
• Undertaking site visits and surveys, maintaining good relations with clients and attending meetings as necessary

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

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 initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Qualifications & Requirements

• A holder of a university degree (BSc, BEng, MSc, MEng) in Civil Engineering, Highways Engineering, or Transportation
• Chartered (CEng)/incorporated (IEng) professional or working towards becoming chartered or incorporated engineer with ICE, CIHT or IHE
• Experienced and knowledgeable about highways geometry, pavement design, signs & road markings, drainage, and vehicle restraint systems
• Holder of a full driving licence
• Holder of CSCS Card, SMSTS or equivalent

We're looking for a Highways Engineer to join our Basingstoke team based in Basingstoke. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.