Senior Highways & Drainage Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-21
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineer -
Construction
Civil Engineering, Structural Engineer
As a Senior Highways & Drainage Engineer, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering construction engineering services that are safe, innovative and buildable. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of construction engineering services, focusing on highways and drainage solutions. You'll play a key role in providing safe, buildable solutions across temporary and permanent works design, supporting bid winning activities, and contributing to technical excellence.
Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you'll help shape innovative approaches while mentoring others and building strong client relationships. This role offers the chance to make a real impact through your technical expertise and leadership, creating solutions that benefit communities and support sustainable development.
- Leading temporary works design and checking with a focus on highways and drainage solutions
- Providing tender and bid support including outline designs, feasibility studies and value engineering
- Managing design projects from remit development through to delivery, ensuring technical compliance
- Leading and organising the workload of engineers and technical staff within the design team
- Building strong client relationships and representing Kier at project meetings
- An Incorporated member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. IEng MICE) with relevant experience
- Experienced in highways and drainage engineering with demonstrable technical expertise
- Confident in leading design projects and managing multidisciplinary teams
- Skilled in temporary works design, checking, and providing technical solutions
- Able to build positive relationships with clients and stakeholders
We're looking for a Senior Highways & Drainage Engineer to join our team based in various locations. 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.
Join us as a Senior Highways and Drainage Engineer and become part of one of the UK's leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. As part of our 100-strong team, you'll get to work on hundreds of projects across one of the most diverse and high-profile portfolios in the country, with access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline - supporting complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept through to delivery.
Location:
Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / Plymouth - agile working, with up to 1-2 days per week from home if desired
Hours:
40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
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