Job Description

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for an Assistant Technology Design Engineer to join our Transportation team based in Birmingham or Basingstoke. Within this role, you can enjoy a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location: Birmingham or Basingstoke where you will be based out of our either office with home working available and some travel to other offices and sites

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Up to \xc2\xa331.5k + Car + 26 days of annual leave + Benefits

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Technology Design Engineer, you\xe2\x80\x99ll contribute to design engineering assessments and guidance from as early as the concept stage.

Your day to day will include:

To assist in the development of engineering & design solutions for a wide array of ITS projects

Processes and procedures to proactively highlight issues at an early stage

Provide continuous design assurance throughout the design life cycle as well as developing technically compliant offers and submissions

Who are we looking for?

This role of Assistant Technology Design Engineer is great for you if:

Degree or equivalent qualification within a technology bias engineering discipline

Proven track record of successful service delivery, operational, design, and delivery of highways technology infrastructure projects; with knowledge of operational maintenance, construction and site experience being key

Knowledge of ITS, IoT, Telco, and IP technologies and their applications against the services Kier Services and Highways supplies

We\xe2\x80\x99re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don\xe2\x80\x99t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We\xe2\x80\x99re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more

24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family

A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud of the steps we\xe2\x80\x99ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier\xe2\x80\x99s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here:

Closing date: 31 July 2023

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

Kier Group