Engineering Jobs

Senior Highways Design Engineer

Kier Group • Old Trafford, Manchester

Salary

£64k – £64k

Posted

1 September 2026

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Role overview

Kier Group is hiring a Senior Highways Design Engineer in Old Trafford, a engineering role. The advertised salary is £64k – £64k. Kier Group holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

We're looking for a Senior Highways Design Engineer to join our Highways Design team based in Salford. We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, and we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. We offer market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training a…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Kier Group — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £64k – £64k
How this salary compares: about 33% above the £48,000 median across 914 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Old Trafford, Manchester
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live engineering role in Old Trafford — browse them
Posted: 1 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.