Highways Design Engineer

Kier Group · Salford, England ·

Last confirmed by our partners on 6 Nov 2026.

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Job Description

We're looking for an Highways Design Engineer to join our National Highways scheme delivery framework contract team based in Salford, Greater Manchester within the highways 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: Salford, Greater Manchester
Hours: 37.5 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.

Are you…

  • A member of a professional body, IEng / CEng status or working towards
  • Competent with a strong working knowledge of civil engineering design software such as AutoCAD
  • Experienced in problem solving and managing projects within highways design
  • Someone with strong communication and presentation skills
  • Passionate about technical competence and delivering quality work

What will you be responsible for?

As Highways Design Engineer, you'll be working within the highways design team, supporting them in producing highways designs, drawings, reports and supporting documentation for the National Highways scheme delivery framework. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to meaningful highways projects, working within a supportive and collaborative environment. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, technical excellence, and professional development, whilst working on schemes that make a real difference to communities.

Your day to day will include:

  • Preparing preliminary and detailed designs in accordance with approved design procedures for local and national authorities
  • Supporting the Principal Engineer on design duties including production of design schedules, drawings and Health, Safety and Welfare documentation
  • Delivering technical and feasibility studies that satisfy client's technical specifications
  • Conducting on site investigations and analysing data including maps, reports, tests and drawings
  • Mentoring junior staff and contributing towards technical excellence and innovation across the team

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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