Hybrid Lead Highways & Drainage Engineer

Kier Group plc.; Tipner; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier is seeking a Principal Highways and Drainage Engineer to join our team across multiple UK locations. The role involves leading complex projects, ensuring buildability and safety, and providing technical support from bid to delivery.

Agile working with 1-2 days from home is available, with a 40-hour week and strong focus on collaboration and innovation. Ideal candidates are Chartered or have equivalent experience, with a solid grounding in highways and drainage engineering principles and

Qualifications

• Must have a solid grounding in highways and drainage engineering principles.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent experience required.
• Strong organizational and communication skills for collaborative teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex construction engineering services, including highways and drainage temporary works design and checking.
• Review permanent designs for compliance and buildability; support tenders and preconstruction planning.
• Provide technical support to overcome construction-stage and post-construction issues and defects.

Skills

Highways engineering principles

Drainage engineering principles

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or eqv. exp

Strong organizational skills

Temporary works design/management

Job description

Kier is seeking a Principal Highways and Drainage Engineer to join our team across multiple UK locations. The role involves leading complex projects, ensuring buildability and safety, and providing technical support from bid to delivery.

Agile working with 1-2 days from home is available, with a 40-hour week and strong focus on collaboration and innovation. Ideal candidates are Chartered or have equivalent experience, with a solid grounding in highways and drainage engineering principles and