Assistant Traffic Engineer

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Jenny Buckley

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We're looking for an Assistant Traffic Engineer to join our Traffic Engineering team based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. In this role, you'll support the design and delivery of a range of improvement schemes, helping to create safer, more efficient networks across North and West Northamptonshire.

Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire – office based with agile working available
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available; this can be discussed during the application process
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role

What will you be responsible for?
As an Assistant Traffic Engineer, you'll contribute to the successful delivery of traffic engineering schemes, including road safety improvements and active travel initiatives such as walking and cycling routes.

Your day-to-day will include:

  • Supporting the planning and delivery of traffic engineering schemes in line with specification and budget
  • Producing detailed technical drawings using AutoCAD
  • Assisting with the preparation of Bills of Quantities and project documentation
  • Working closely with engineers and designers to develop effective technical solutions

What are we looking for?
This role of Assistant Traffic Engineer is ideal if you have:

  • NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, with some experience in traffic engineering or highway design
  • A sound understanding of traffic and highway design principles
  • Experience using AutoCAD, along with relevant software such as Keysign and Keyline
  • Awareness of Health & Safety requirements, including CDM 2015

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion
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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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  • Location:  Northampton
  • Vacancy ID:  10149
  • Background check:   None
  •  Closing date: 3 Jul 2026
  • Flexible Working:  Yes
    Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.


 

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