Highway Infrastructure Specialist

23 hours ago


Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom Kier Group Full time

Are you looking for a challenging role as a Highway Design Engineer? Kier Transportation has an exciting opportunity in Ipswich. In this position, you will be responsible for investigating and designing local highways authority schemes to improve highway maintenance.

We are working towards a world where transportation links by land, sea, or air don't exist. Our team is crucial in making this vision a reality. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we work together to support the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Highway Design Engineer, your primary duties will include:

  • Investigating site conditions, conducting feasibility studies, and preparing proposals for highway improvement schemes.
  • Designing infrastructure operations, including road signs, traffic regulation orders, roundabouts, junction improvements, and public realm enhancements.
  • Managing road closure requests for reactive, minor planned, and general maintenance works.

Your day-to-day activities will involve:

  • Site visits, solution preparation, consultation, detailed design, and detailing of highway improvement and maintenance schemes.
  • Preparing technical designs, drawings, documents, specifications, and other works information.
  • Adhering to CDM Regulations 2015 and producing health and safety files.
  • Developing project management plans and creating technical reports and proposals.
Requirements and Qualifications

To excel in this role, you should possess:

  • Strong technical knowledge of local highways design and maintenance techniques, including the application of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
  • Experience in delivering complex projects in highways engineering or similar disciplines.
  • Knowledge of traffic management regulations, guidance, and requirements.
Benefits

We offer our employees a variety of benefits that can be tailored to their needs. For more information on our benefits package, please click here.

About Us

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a top priority for us. We're proud of our diversity and inclusion initiatives and value the contributions of our employees in shaping these efforts.



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