Senior Highway Technology Design Lead

Kier Group; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Technology Design Engineer to lead highways technology design across ITS, communications and power systems. The role requires ownership from concept to implementation and leadership across multiple teams, ensuring compliance with National Highways standards and governance.

Flexible agile working is available across Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham or Basingstoke. You will mentor engineers, drive integration across civil, electrical, mechanical and systems

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Communications or Technology Engineering.
• Experience in highways technology design.
• Experience leading design delivery and assurance activities.
• Knowledge of National Highways standards and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex technology design (ITS, communications, power) from concept through to implementation.
• Own design outputs, ensuring solutions are buildable, maintainable and right-first-time.
• Act as technical authority within design assurance, leading reviews, checks and gateway approvals.
• Ensure compliance with DMRB, National Highways and industry standards, managing technical risk.
• Provide SME leadership across ITS, communications networks and smart infrastructure systems.
• Drive multidisciplinary integration across civil, electrical, mechanical and systems teams.
• Act as a key technical interface for clients, leading workshops and stakeholder engagement.
• Support programme delivery through reporting on progress, risk and performance.
• Drive continuous improvement, digital engineering and BIM adoption.
• Lead input into bids and develop innovative, compliant and competitive solutions.
• Mentor and develop engineers, building team capability and high-performance culture.

Skills

ITS expertise

Design leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Systems integration

Education

HNC/Degree in Electrical/Electronic/Communications/Technology Engineering

Job description

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Technology Design Engineer to lead highways technology design across ITS, communications and power systems. The role requires ownership from concept to implementation and leadership across multiple teams, ensuring compliance with National Highways standards and governance.

Flexible agile working is available across Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham or Basingstoke. You will mentor engineers, drive integration across civil, electrical, mechanical and systems