Senior Technology Design Engineer

Kier Group plc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group plc. is seeking a Senior Technology Design Engineer to lead the delivery and assurance of highways technology solutions across major infrastructure programmes in Manchester.

You will act as a technical authority, owning design outputs from concept through to implementation, ensuring right-first-time delivery and compliance with National Highways standards. You will drive integration across civil, electrical, mechanical and systems teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to bids with

Qualifications

• HNC/Degree-qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Communications or Technology Engineering.
• Strong ITS expertise in highways technology.
• Experience leading design delivery and technical assurance activities.
• Knowledge of National Highways standards and governance frameworks (DMRB).

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of design outputs from concept through to implementation.
• Drive multidisciplinary integration across civil, electrical and systems teams.
• Lead design assurance, reviews and governance-compliant outputs.
• Communicate technical risks and solutions to clients and stakeholders.
• Lead the delivery of complex technology design (ITS, communications, power) from concept to implementation.
• Own design outputs to ensure buildability and right-first-time delivery.
• Act as technical authority in design assurance and gateway approvals.
• Ensure compliance with DMRB and National Highways standards and manage technical risk.
• Provide SME leadership across ITS, networks and smart infrastructure.
• Mentor and develop engineers, building high-performance teams.
• Support bids with innovative, compliant, competitive solutions.

Skills

ITS infrastructure

Systems integration

Telecommunications networks

Power & control systems

Design assurance

Governance frameworks

Education

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

Tools

BIM

DMRB knowledge

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Technology Design Engineer to lead the delivery and assurance of highways technology solutions across major infrastructure programmes.

You'll act as a technical authority, owning design outputs from concept through to implementation, driving right-first-time delivery, and ensuring solutions are compliant, integrated and future-ready. Working across multidisciplinary teams, you'll play a key role in delivering ITS, communications and smart infrastructure systems aligned to National Highways standards., Lead technology design packages across ITS, communications and power systems?

What will you be responsible for?

• Take ownership of design outputs from concept through to implementation?
• Drive multidisciplinary integration across civil, electrical and systems teams?
• Lead design assurance, reviews and compliance with governance frameworks?
• Communicate technical risks and solutions clearly to clients and stakeholders?
• Leading the delivery of complex technology design (ITS, communications, power) from concept through to implementation
• Owning design outputs, ensuring solutions are buildable, maintainable and right-first-time
• Acting as technical authority within design assurance, leading reviews, checks and gateway approvals
• Ensuring compliance with DMRB, National Highways and industry standards, managing technical risk
• Providing SME leadership across ITS, communications networks and smart infrastructure systems
• Driving multidisciplinary integration across civil, electrical, mechanical and systems teams
• Acting as a key technical interface for clients, leading workshops and stakeholder engagement
• Supporting programme delivery through reporting on progress, risk and performance
• Driving continuous improvement, digital engineering and BIM adoption
• Leading input into bids and developing innovative, compliant and competitive solutions
• Mentoring and developing engineers, building team capability and high-performance culture
• HNC/Degree-qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Communications or Technology Engineering or equivalent relevant field?
• An experienced highways technology engineer with strong ITS expertise?
• Confident leading design delivery and technical assurance activities?
• Knowledgeable in National Highways standards (e.g. DMRB) and governance frameworks?
• Comfortable acting as a technical authority across complex projects?
• A strong leader who can mentor and develop engineers?, Are Degree-qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Communications or Technology Engineering
• Have significant experience in highways or infrastructure technology design
• Have proven experience leading design delivery and assurance activities
• Have strong knowledge of National Highways standards and governance frameworks

With technical expertise in:

• ITS infrastructure and systems integration
• Telecommunications and IP networks
• Power and control systems
• Design assurance and approval processes
• Multidisciplinary coordination and systems integration

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.