Senior Highways Engineer
Meet the recruiter

Amy Lammie
Benefits
Life assurance
Private medical insurance
Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
Free health & wellbeing services
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Green car scheme
Senior Highways Engineer
We're looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Kier Design team based in Norwich within the water sector. 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.
Location: Norwich
Hours: 40 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
Are you...
- An Incorporated member (IEng) of a relevant professional institution with relevant experience, or EngTech with relevant professional institution and relevant experience, or someone with substantial relevant experience
- Able to demonstrate collaborative working, building effective relationships across teams, clients and stakeholders
- Trusted and reliable, delivering what you promise while acting safely and ethically
- Focused and disciplined in your approach to delivering for clients
- Holding a Full driving licence
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Engineer, you'll be working within the Structures & Geotechnical team, supporting them in delivering infrastructure projects for key clients. You'll be contributing to the delivery of civil and structural engineering solutions for clients including Local Authorities, National Highways, Network Rail, and water sector organisations such as Anglian Water, Southern Water, and Thames Water. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and achieve their career goals, with wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
Your day to day will include:
- Leading delivery of complex Civil & Structural / MEICA services in both Temporary and Permanent Works, providing solutions which are safe and buildable
- Permanent Works design for structures, highways, geotechnics and infrastructure as part of an integrated design and construct offering
- Supporting tender and bid winning activities including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, and production of concepts focused on buildability and innovation
- Providing Design Management advice and coordination, including acting as Lead Designer on projects requiring multidisciplinary teams
- Fulfilling Job Leader responsibilities including agreeing technical requirements, development of fee proposals, overseeing design deliverables, and managing financial and commercial aspects of projects
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: Nationwide
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Vacancy ID: 13073
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 30 Apr 2027
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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.
