We’re looking for a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join our Highways team based in Salford. This role involves some fieldwork, so you may from time to time need to be able to work outdoors for extended periods Within this role, you can enjoy private healthcare, and options for a company car or car allowance, generous annual leave with the option to buy/sell and even more.

Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Highways and make a difference. Connecting roads, connecting people.

Location: This is an agile role where you will be based out of our Salford office with home working available and some travel to other offices and sites

Contract: Permanent – Fulltime (flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know)

Salary: £45-£60k

Responsibilities

As a Principal Geotechnical Engineer, you’ll be working within the Highways - Major Projects team, supporting them in the direction of designs, reports and specifications for new construction, plus geotechnical appraisals of defects and repairs.

Your day to day will include:

• Supporting the North Geotechnical Design Managers
• Working directly with clients and project managers to develop and manage scheme briefs and budgets
• Taking responsibility for management of the team’s outputs, collaborating with project managers and other designers
• Liaising with our client’s specialist advisors
• Managing the development of the team itself

What are we looking for?

This role of Principal Geotechnical Engineer is great for you if you have:

• BEng Civil Engineering or BSc Geology / Earth Science or related subjects
• A Chartered Professional with a relevant institution
• Extensive experience in a road / rail design / maintenance environment and have experience with the application of the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges and the Specification for Highways Works and experience of ground investigation process.
• Full UK driving licence

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
• one paid professional subscription per year to support your development
• Fantastic matched pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
• 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
• A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.