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Senior Highways Engineer
Kier Group —Newcastle upon Tyne
- From £46,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Project management
- Travel
- Flexible schedule
8d
Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer (Development)
WSP —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Travel
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Sage —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Hybrid work
- AWS
- Machine learning
- APIs
Senior Project Manager
Turntide Technologies Inc —Gateshead
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Project management
- Contracts
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3d
Senior Road Engineer
WSP —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- Project management
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Senior Test Engineer
Turntide Technologies Inc —Gateshead
- Full-time
- Communication skills
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Senior Geotechnical Engineer
AECOM —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
Senior Planner - Highways
AECOM —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Leadership
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Turntide Technologies Inc —Gateshead
- Full-time
- CAD
- Engineering
- IT
Quick apply
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Road Engineer
WSP —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Highway Development Management Engineer
Durham County Council —Durham
- £32,597 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
1d
Principal Highways Engineer
AECOM —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Team management
- Construction
Quality Engineer
Turntide Technologies Inc —Gateshead
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Engineering
- ERP systems
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Associate Director - Highways
AECOM —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Leadership
Project Controls Specialists - All Levels - Planning
Turner & Townsend —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Leadership
- Communication skills
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Principal Transport Planner/ Associate Director
AECOM —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
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Senior Highways Engineer
Kier Group —Newcastle upon Tyne
You hold a degree in an engineering or science-related discipline and are Chartered or working towards chartership. Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%.
From £46,000 a year
8d
Programme Delivery Manager
North Tyneside Council —North Tyneside
Alongside our People First strategy, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm.
£49,282 - £54,495 a year

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Senior Highways Engineer

Kier Group -
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Permanent | Full-time
From £46,000 a year
8 days ago

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Internet of things
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Project management
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We're looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Highways Technology team based in Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Penrith.

Location: Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Penrith - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary: Start from £46,000 per annum

Sector: Kier Design - Highways

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

Are you…

An experienced highways technology engineer with strong ITS expertise?
Confident leading technology schemes from concept through preliminary design?
Comfortable providing strategic advice and technical governance to clients?
Passionate about delivering innovative and legacy highways technology solutions?
Experienced in leading and developing junior engineers?

Do you…

Design and develop ITS solutions such as CCTV, VMS, MIDAS and communications networks?
Produce high‑quality technical outputs including drawings, BoQs, reports and risk registers?
Support feasibility studies, options appraisals and business case development?
Provide clear, practical technical advice to clients and stakeholders?
Enjoy combining hands‑on engineering with leadership and mentoring responsibilities?
Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?

About the role

As a Senior Engineer within our Professional Services Team, you'll play a key role in delivering strategic and technical leadership to highways clients. You'll be working on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), guiding highways technology schemes from initial concept through to preliminary design. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities, all while working for a highly regarded Main Contractor recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Engineer, you'll be working within the Professional Services team, supporting them in delivering innovative and legacy highways technology solutions. Your day to day will include:

Leading highways technology schemes from concept to preliminary design, including ITS solutions such as CCTV, VMS, MIDAS and communications networks
Producing high-quality technical outputs including designs, specifications, drawings, BoQs, reports and risk registers
Providing expert advice and technical governance to clients and stakeholders on innovative and legacy systems
Supporting feasibility studies, options appraisals and business case development
Mentoring and managing junior team members, providing line management, coaching and support

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Engineer is great for you if:

You hold a degree in an engineering or science-related discipline and are Chartered or working towards chartership
You have strong experience delivering ITS consultancy, design or project management
You're comfortable managing workloads, programmes and stakeholder relationships
You have knowledge of ITS, highways technology assets, IoT, telecoms and IP systems
You possess excellent communication skills with a practical, commercial mindset

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

Senior Highways Technology Engineer Job Description 2026.docx

Location: Penrith. Salford. Newcastle upon Tyne. Birmingham
Vacancy ID: 10720
Background check: DBS - Basic
Closing Date: 26 Jun 2026
Flexible Working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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