Engineer
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Jenny Buckley
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Life assurance
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Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
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Opportunity to purchase health benefits & insurance
Engineer
We're looking for a Traffic Signal Engineer to join ourHighway Services team based in Birmingham.
Location: Priestly Wharf, Holt St, Birmingham, B7 4BN
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Traffic Signal Engineer, you'll be working within the Urban Traffic Control ITS team, supporting them in maintaining and commissioning traffic signal infrastructure across Birmingham. The Traffic Signal Engineer plays a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of traffic signals on the Birmingham network. This is a crucial position helping to maintain existing traffic signals and commission new traffic signal sites through Kier projects, cycle and active travel schemes. You'll ensure correct installation and alignment with current standards, supporting the proper handover and management of traffic signal assets.
Your day to day will include:
- Assisting with site and factory acceptance testing, ensuring signals operate correctly with all documentation in place
- Carrying out traffic signal design reviews and periodic inspections
- Conducting site inspections and audits, ensuring all road users including pedestrians and cyclists are considered
- Preparing signal specifications for minor modifications and configuration changes
- Working closely with colleagues and stakeholders to resolve challenges and provide technical information
What are we looking for?
This role of Traffic Signal Engineer is great for you if:
- You have an electrical background with NVQ level 2-3 Highway electrical systems or C&G Installation BS7671
- You have experience with traffic signal installation and engineering, including signal-controlled junctions and pedestrian crossings
- You have hands-on experience with signal control systems such as SCOOT/MOVA/UTC
- You hold a valid Health & Safety Course or Qualification from IOSH, Nebosh, or CITB
- You hold a full driving licence
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
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: Birmingham
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Vacancy ID: 12938
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 12 Nov 2026
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
