Highways Engineer in Basingstoke

On-site in Basingstoke·Full-time·Added 1 month ago (last checked 4 Nov)

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Work mode: On-site, Basingstoke
Contract: Full-time

Skills

Kier is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Basingstoke.

Requirements

What we're looking for

A holder of a university degree (BSc, BEng, MSc, MEng) in Civil Engineering, Highways Engineering, or Transportation
Chartered (CEng)/incorporated (IEng) professional or working towards becoming chartered or incorporated engineer with ICE, CIHT or IHE
Experienced and knowledgeable about highways geometry, pavement design, signs & road markings, drainage, and vehicle restraint systems
Holder of a full driving licence
Holder of CSCS Card, SMSTS or equivalent

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

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.

Visa & relocation

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

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The role

We're looking for a Highways Engineer to join our Basingstoke team based in Basingstoke. 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.

What you'll do

As a Highways Engineer, you'll be working within the highways design team, supporting them in the development and preparation of concept, preliminary and detailed design of a range of highway and infrastructure projects. We're seeking a talented Highways Engineer to enable our team in delivering innovative highway and infrastructure projects. This is an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively on a diverse range of schemes, from concept through to detailed design, whilst developing your skills and contributing to meaningful projects that make a real difference to communities. You'll be part of a supportive environment where your expertise will be valued and your professional development encouraged.

Undertaking feasibility, preliminary and detailed design of highway maintenance and improvement schemes to DMRB and local authority standards using AutoCAD software
Working collaboratively with other design disciplines in Common Data Environments and acquiring knowledge through on-the-job learning
Developing engineering options for proposals with full consideration to safety, reliability, operational capacity, maintainability, and environmental issues
Providing design support to the highways design team and preparing technical drawings, specifications and design calculations
Undertaking site visits and surveys, maintaining good relations with clients and attending meetings as necessary

How you'll work

Location: Basingstoke
Hours: 40 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

About Kier

Industry: Construction

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Additional information

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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