Help shape the Roads of Tomorrow – Become an Asset Technician in Brixworth, Northamptonshire

Imagine a world without roads, bridges, or safe passage for people and goods? We can't either. That's why every role in transportation matters. If you're ready to contribute to keeping our highway networks safe, efficient, and future-ready, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

We're currently looking for an Asset Technician to join our Transportation team based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. This is a key role providing asset management support to both internal teams and external clients, ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the highway network.

Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire
Contract: Permanent, Full-time

What will you be responsible for?

As an Asset Technician, you will be responsible for conducting both walked and driven safety inspections of the highway network. You will support the delivery of asset management services and contribute to the identification and planning of necessary maintenance activities.

Your typical day will involve:

• Capturing, analysis, and maintenance of asset data and performance information
• Contribute to lifecycle planning, inspection programme administration, and continuous improvement of asset data systems
• Carrying out walked and driven safety inspections on the highway network in line with national standards such as the Highway Safety Inspection Manual and the Code of Practice: Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure
• Recording and reporting inspection findings using our asset management system
• Creating detailed work packs for the maintenance teams to address identified defects

What are we looking for?

This role of Asset Technician is great if you have:

• Hands-on experience in highway maintenance or asset management
• A background in conducting highway inspections
• A methodical mindset with strong time management and attention to detail

At Kier Transportation, we don't just keep the country connected — we build careers, support growth, and make real-world impact every day. If you're ready to be part of something bigger, apply now and help us pave the way forward.

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.

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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