Assistant Traffic Engineer
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | NN6 9BX |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10149 |
Summary
We're looking for an Assistant Traffic Engineer to join our Traffic Engineering team based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. In this role you'll be designing a number of improvement schemes, supporting the team in delivering successful traffic engineering schemes for North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire Councils.
Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire - office based with agile working availableHours: 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
What will you be responsible for?As an Assistant Traffic Engineer, you'll play a key role in supporting our Traffic Engineering team to deliver effective design solutions for road safety, walking & cycling links and traffic engineering concerns.
Your day to day will include:
-Assisting with planning and implementation of traffic engineering schemes to specification and budget
-Developing and producing detailed AutoCAD drawings
-Preparing Bills of Quantities and necessary project documentation
-Collaborating with designers to develop technical solutions
What are we looking for?This role of Assistant Traffic Engineer is great if you:
-Have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Civil Engineering with some experience in traffic engineering or highway design
-Understand basic traffic/highway design principles
-Have experience producing drawing with AutoCAD and other relevant software like Keysign and Keyline
-Aware of Health & Safety requirements including CDM 2015
Rewards and benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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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Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire - office based with agile working availableHours: 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
What will you be responsible for?As an Assistant Traffic Engineer, you'll play a key role in supporting our Traffic Engineering team to deliver effective design solutions for road safety, walking & cycling links and traffic engineering concerns.
Your day to day will include:
-Assisting with planning and implementation of traffic engineering schemes to specification and budget
-Developing and producing detailed AutoCAD drawings
-Preparing Bills of Quantities and necessary project documentation
-Collaborating with designers to develop technical solutions
What are we looking for?This role of Assistant Traffic Engineer is great if you:
-Have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Civil Engineering with some experience in traffic engineering or highway design
-Understand basic traffic/highway design principles
-Have experience producing drawing with AutoCAD and other relevant software like Keysign and Keyline
-Aware of Health & Safety requirements including CDM 2015
Rewards and benefitsWe'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 inclusionMaking 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
#LI-JB2
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