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Highways Technology Engineer

Kier Group
Preston Full-time
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We're looking for a Technology Engineer to join our Area 13 Maintenance \& Response team based in Garstang Depot. Come join us as a Technology Engineer and become part of an exciting step change in highways technology maintenance.

Location: Garstang Depot – site based 5 days per week

Hours: Permanent Fulltime 42 per week

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

What will you be responsible for?

As a Technology Engineer, you'll be working with innovative systems and technologies, delivering proactive and reactive maintenance services while helping shape the future of technology maintenance on our contract.

Your day to day will include:

  • Delivering proactive and reactive technology maintenance throughout your shifts

  • Working with highways technology systems including TPMS, COBS, CCTV, and motorway communications

  • Collaborating with supply chain partners and clients to ensure excellent service levels

  • Contributing to the development and delivery of maintenance requirements plans

  • Identifying innovative techniques and solutions to enhance service delivery
What are we looking for?

This Technology Engineer role could be a great fit if you bring:

  • Hands\-on experience working as a Highway's Technology Maintenance Engineer, with a solid understanding of how these environments operate day to day

  • Strong knowledge of National Highways (Highways England) technology systems and how they're applied across the network

  • The confidence to work independently, taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through to completion

  • A forward\-thinking mindset, with a collaborative and solutions\-focused approach to problem\-solving

  • A relevant vocational qualification in a technology\-related discipline, alongside HERS Sector 8 training
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.

\#LI\-JB2

  • Location: Preston

  • Vacancy ID: 11535

  • Background check: BPSS Checks

  • Closing date: 8 Jul 2026

  • Flexible Working: No
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.

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