We're looking for a Senior Traffic Management Designer to join our Design team based Nationwide. Our 100-strong Construction Engineering capability brings together a team of talented civil, structural and geotechnical engineers from a range of backgrounds, combining complex analysis, spatial design and an eye for the practical to deliver buildable solutions on site. We specialise in reimagining permanent designs to make them more buildable, designing temporary works and traffic management solutions, advising on the procedural management of temporary works, construction materials, ground engineering and surveying. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's 11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more Location : Nationwide Hours : 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us What will you be responsible for? As a Senior Traffic Management Designer, you'll be working within the Construction Engineering team, supporting Kier in contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, leading the delivery of some services, providing solutions which are safe and buildable. Your day to day will include: Checking and approval of temporary traffic management (TTM) plans for low-speed and high-speed designs,design and checking of low speed TTM designs, producing of some high speed TTM designs, under appropriate supervision Assisting Principal TM Designer(s) with input to the following: Tender and bid winning support including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, production and evaluation of concepts; focussed on buildability, efficiency and innovation; enabling cost estimates to be developed, delivery of alternative solutions and value engineering, enhancing Kier's competitive position Technical assessment and review of 3rd party designs, ensuring compliance with the brief to meet client and Kier requirements, provision of a technical help desk, providing engineering expertise and technical advice to support understanding; acting as a centre of engineering excellence, enhancing Kier's reputation for delivering engineered outcomes Resolution of technical project, construction and design issues, incidents, defects and failures; incident investigation, examining causes of failure, rectification analysis, review, advice and redesign, supporting the SHE Department, identification of technical risks and solutions to facilitate scoping, pricing, design and construction Site visits, surveys and inspections, reporting and advising on SHE issues; attending internal and external meetings on Kier's behalf; periodically working as an embedded part of tender and construction teams What are we looking for? This role of Senior Traffic Management Designer is great for you if: You have completed IEng Initial Professional Development (or CEng equivalent progress) with a relevant professional institutions (e.g. ICE) Knowledge of traffic management from a Design point of view, hold Level 6 or Level 7 qualifications and significant relevant experience Able to travel to offices and sites across various areas 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. We look forward to seeing your application to join the
11/03/2026
Full time
We're looking for a Senior Traffic Management Designer to join our Design team based Nationwide. Our 100-strong Construction Engineering capability brings together a team of talented civil, structural and geotechnical engineers from a range of backgrounds, combining complex analysis, spatial design and an eye for the practical to deliver buildable solutions on site. We specialise in reimagining permanent designs to make them more buildable, designing temporary works and traffic management solutions, advising on the procedural management of temporary works, construction materials, ground engineering and surveying. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's 11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more Location : Nationwide Hours : 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us What will you be responsible for? As a Senior Traffic Management Designer, you'll be working within the Construction Engineering team, supporting Kier in contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, leading the delivery of some services, providing solutions which are safe and buildable. Your day to day will include: Checking and approval of temporary traffic management (TTM) plans for low-speed and high-speed designs,design and checking of low speed TTM designs, producing of some high speed TTM designs, under appropriate supervision Assisting Principal TM Designer(s) with input to the following: Tender and bid winning support including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, production and evaluation of concepts; focussed on buildability, efficiency and innovation; enabling cost estimates to be developed, delivery of alternative solutions and value engineering, enhancing Kier's competitive position Technical assessment and review of 3rd party designs, ensuring compliance with the brief to meet client and Kier requirements, provision of a technical help desk, providing engineering expertise and technical advice to support understanding; acting as a centre of engineering excellence, enhancing Kier's reputation for delivering engineered outcomes Resolution of technical project, construction and design issues, incidents, defects and failures; incident investigation, examining causes of failure, rectification analysis, review, advice and redesign, supporting the SHE Department, identification of technical risks and solutions to facilitate scoping, pricing, design and construction Site visits, surveys and inspections, reporting and advising on SHE issues; attending internal and external meetings on Kier's behalf; periodically working as an embedded part of tender and construction teams What are we looking for? This role of Senior Traffic Management Designer is great for you if: You have completed IEng Initial Professional Development (or CEng equivalent progress) with a relevant professional institutions (e.g. ICE) Knowledge of traffic management from a Design point of view, hold Level 6 or Level 7 qualifications and significant relevant experience Able to travel to offices and sites across various areas 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. We look forward to seeing your application to join the
We're looking for a Senior Traffic Management Designer to join our Design team based Nationwide. Our 100-strong Construction Engineering capability brings together a team of talented civil, structural and geotechnical engineers from a range of backgrounds, combining complex analysis, spatial design and an eye for the practical to deliver buildable solutions on site. We specialise in reimagining permanent designs to make them more buildable, designing temporary works and traffic management solutions, advising on the procedural management of temporary works, construction materials, ground engineering and surveying. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more Location : Nationwide Hours : 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us What will you be responsible for? As a Senior Traffic Management Designer , you'll be working within the Construction Engineering team, supporting Kier in contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, leading the delivery of some services, providing solutions which are safe and buildable. Your day to day will include: Checking and approval of temporary traffic management (TTM) plans for low-speed and high-speed designs,design and checking of low speed TTM designs, producing of some high speed TTM designs, under appropriate supervision Assisting Principal TM Designer(s) with input to the following: Tender and bid winning support including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, production and evaluation of concepts; focussed on buildability, efficiency and innovation; enabling cost estimates to be developed, delivery of alternative solutions and value engineering, enhancing Kier's competitive position Technical assessment and review of 3 rd party designs, ensuring compliance with the brief to meet client and Kier requirements, provision of a technical help desk, providing engineering expertise and technical advice to support understanding; acting as a centre of engineering excellence, enhancing Kier's reputation for delivering engineered outcomes Resolution of technical project, construction and design issues, incidents, defects and failures; incident investigation, examining causes of failure, rectification analysis, review, advice and redesign, supporting the SHE Department, identification of technical risks and solutions to facilitate scoping, pricing, design and construction Site visits, surveys and inspections, reporting and advising on SHE issues; attending internal and external meetings on Kier's behalf; periodically working as an embedded part of tender and construction teams What are we looking for? This role of Senior Traffic Management Designer is great for you if: You have completed IEng Initial Professional Development (or CEng equivalent progress) with a relevant professional institutions (e.g. ICE) Knowledge of traffic management from a Design point of view, hold Level 6 or Level 7 qualifications and significant relevant experience Able to travel to offices and sites across various areas 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 . We look forward to seeing your application to join the
11/03/2026
Full time
We're looking for a Senior Traffic Management Designer to join our Design team based Nationwide. Our 100-strong Construction Engineering capability brings together a team of talented civil, structural and geotechnical engineers from a range of backgrounds, combining complex analysis, spatial design and an eye for the practical to deliver buildable solutions on site. We specialise in reimagining permanent designs to make them more buildable, designing temporary works and traffic management solutions, advising on the procedural management of temporary works, construction materials, ground engineering and surveying. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, a share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans and even more Location : Nationwide Hours : 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us What will you be responsible for? As a Senior Traffic Management Designer , you'll be working within the Construction Engineering team, supporting Kier in contributing to the delivery of a broad range of complex construction engineering services, leading the delivery of some services, providing solutions which are safe and buildable. Your day to day will include: Checking and approval of temporary traffic management (TTM) plans for low-speed and high-speed designs,design and checking of low speed TTM designs, producing of some high speed TTM designs, under appropriate supervision Assisting Principal TM Designer(s) with input to the following: Tender and bid winning support including outline design schemes, feasibility studies, production and evaluation of concepts; focussed on buildability, efficiency and innovation; enabling cost estimates to be developed, delivery of alternative solutions and value engineering, enhancing Kier's competitive position Technical assessment and review of 3 rd party designs, ensuring compliance with the brief to meet client and Kier requirements, provision of a technical help desk, providing engineering expertise and technical advice to support understanding; acting as a centre of engineering excellence, enhancing Kier's reputation for delivering engineered outcomes Resolution of technical project, construction and design issues, incidents, defects and failures; incident investigation, examining causes of failure, rectification analysis, review, advice and redesign, supporting the SHE Department, identification of technical risks and solutions to facilitate scoping, pricing, design and construction Site visits, surveys and inspections, reporting and advising on SHE issues; attending internal and external meetings on Kier's behalf; periodically working as an embedded part of tender and construction teams What are we looking for? This role of Senior Traffic Management Designer is great for you if: You have completed IEng Initial Professional Development (or CEng equivalent progress) with a relevant professional institutions (e.g. ICE) Knowledge of traffic management from a Design point of view, hold Level 6 or Level 7 qualifications and significant relevant experience Able to travel to offices and sites across various areas 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 . We look forward to seeing your application to join the
Our client a leading Energy company are seeking a Construction Manager - Underground Cables for an on-going contract role based in South Lanarkshire.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Responsible for project technical input for planning & development stages including supporting the build-up of all pre-construction information.
* Provide technical expertise to project delivery strategy, project programme, and support & assist the principal designer to coordinate the design stages.
* Assist with the delivery strategy & preparation of contract bid packages of work.
* Lead the technical analysis for each contract & proactively resolve technical queries this includes leading the technical evaluation of each bid to meet key milestone dates for award and site start.
* Acting as the Principal Contractor on the project in line with CDM regs 2015.
* Leadership of the Construction Management Team (CMT) providing technical support, & advice, primarily in relation to all civil, cable, & associated overhead line or substation connections during the construction stage for transmission projects this will include monitoring of the works.
* Manage and deliver site works to meet commercial conditions of contract including minimising delays and claims for variations.
* Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and in a team consisting of Project Management, Quantity Surveyor's, Engineers, Safety, Environmental and Quality advisors.
* Responsibility to proactively plan and monitor the project and contractors programmes to meet agreed key dates or milestones.
* Experienced in application of Quality procedures and checks against activities.
* Experienced in site environmental legislation, waste, and mitigation.
* In depth knowledge of all quality standards and specifications with a focus on planning & monitoring of the works using the contractor's inspection and testing regime this will include control over all material and free issue equipment.
* Support & Coordinate project development design, planning, estates, & wayleaves & procurement stages to support contractor access requirements.
* Ability to proactively liaise & interface with SPEN transmission operational staff Protection Engineers and SAP understand & implement safety from the system support commissioning stages and provide technical assistance during commissioning panel meetings.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
* Significant experience in managing transmission construction projects
* Experience in planning and management of both HV & EHV Underground Cable Installations this should include civil duct installation and HV cable installation, horizontal directional drillings, joint bays, jointing works, Outdoor Sealing Ends and terminations, Fibre Optic connections including connections and testing at predominantly 33KV voltage levels and above.
* It is integral that the individual has experience working on the public road network working within the confines of the New Roads and Street Works act and is familiar with council road opening and closing notices and specific traffic management requirements.
* Strong leadership & planning skills.
* Experienced in the management of NEC Option B conditions of contract.
* Ability to implement and monitor quality assurance and environmental processes.
* Significant experience in all current Health and Safety legislation & understand CDM 2015 regs & duty holder roles most notably in delivering the Principal Contractor role.
* Knowledge of specification, design, maintenance, construction and commissioning of HV & EHV Underground Cable installation and test. Fibre Optic installations and joints.
* Proven ability to lead and work in a team and contractor's environment.
* Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
MINIMUM CRITERIA
* Essential must have as a minimum five year's experience as a Construction Manager delivering the Principal Contractor role and managing multiple contractors in the power sector on EHV or HV Cable type projects.
* Preferred BEng in Electrical Power Engineering or Significant on-site experience (5 years minimum), in managing HV & EHV Underground Cable construction projects in the power sector.
* SP Energy Networks authorisations up to 400kV.
* Excellent IT skills.
* NRSWA Supervisor- Valid and in date
* Full clean driving licence - Business insurance
* Current five days SMSTS or equivalent.
* First Aid is essential
07/05/2020
Our client a leading Energy company are seeking a Construction Manager - Underground Cables for an on-going contract role based in South Lanarkshire.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Responsible for project technical input for planning & development stages including supporting the build-up of all pre-construction information.
* Provide technical expertise to project delivery strategy, project programme, and support & assist the principal designer to coordinate the design stages.
* Assist with the delivery strategy & preparation of contract bid packages of work.
* Lead the technical analysis for each contract & proactively resolve technical queries this includes leading the technical evaluation of each bid to meet key milestone dates for award and site start.
* Acting as the Principal Contractor on the project in line with CDM regs 2015.
* Leadership of the Construction Management Team (CMT) providing technical support, & advice, primarily in relation to all civil, cable, & associated overhead line or substation connections during the construction stage for transmission projects this will include monitoring of the works.
* Manage and deliver site works to meet commercial conditions of contract including minimising delays and claims for variations.
* Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and in a team consisting of Project Management, Quantity Surveyor's, Engineers, Safety, Environmental and Quality advisors.
* Responsibility to proactively plan and monitor the project and contractors programmes to meet agreed key dates or milestones.
* Experienced in application of Quality procedures and checks against activities.
* Experienced in site environmental legislation, waste, and mitigation.
* In depth knowledge of all quality standards and specifications with a focus on planning & monitoring of the works using the contractor's inspection and testing regime this will include control over all material and free issue equipment.
* Support & Coordinate project development design, planning, estates, & wayleaves & procurement stages to support contractor access requirements.
* Ability to proactively liaise & interface with SPEN transmission operational staff Protection Engineers and SAP understand & implement safety from the system support commissioning stages and provide technical assistance during commissioning panel meetings.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
* Significant experience in managing transmission construction projects
* Experience in planning and management of both HV & EHV Underground Cable Installations this should include civil duct installation and HV cable installation, horizontal directional drillings, joint bays, jointing works, Outdoor Sealing Ends and terminations, Fibre Optic connections including connections and testing at predominantly 33KV voltage levels and above.
* It is integral that the individual has experience working on the public road network working within the confines of the New Roads and Street Works act and is familiar with council road opening and closing notices and specific traffic management requirements.
* Strong leadership & planning skills.
* Experienced in the management of NEC Option B conditions of contract.
* Ability to implement and monitor quality assurance and environmental processes.
* Significant experience in all current Health and Safety legislation & understand CDM 2015 regs & duty holder roles most notably in delivering the Principal Contractor role.
* Knowledge of specification, design, maintenance, construction and commissioning of HV & EHV Underground Cable installation and test. Fibre Optic installations and joints.
* Proven ability to lead and work in a team and contractor's environment.
* Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
MINIMUM CRITERIA
* Essential must have as a minimum five year's experience as a Construction Manager delivering the Principal Contractor role and managing multiple contractors in the power sector on EHV or HV Cable type projects.
* Preferred BEng in Electrical Power Engineering or Significant on-site experience (5 years minimum), in managing HV & EHV Underground Cable construction projects in the power sector.
* SP Energy Networks authorisations up to 400kV.
* Excellent IT skills.
* NRSWA Supervisor- Valid and in date
* Full clean driving licence - Business insurance
* Current five days SMSTS or equivalent.
* First Aid is essential
