Senior Technology Engineer

About the job.

National Highways have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technology Engineer to join our team in the Operational Control Division of National Highways. As a Senior Engineer you will provide technical expertise in the identification and evaluation of technology asset specific needs and early solutions, while assuring adherence to defined asset policies and standards.

Please note that you will be required to drive as part of your role, and you will need to have no more than 3 points to be considered for this position and during employment.

• Developing early solutions for improvements and/or renewals, including the compiling of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management, taking into account new techniques, materials, buildability and costs.
• Helping to drive standardised and more efficient ways of working by assisting regional delivery teams with activity such as improving task briefs, improving approach to survey works, developing standardised technology scheme designs and equipment packs to support the improvement and/or renewal of assets,
• Continually developing the asset led forward national roadside technology programme and initial scheme development activity. Maintain an accurate national programme view of outputs and spend. Acting as a point of contact for approving/rejecting change control submission which will result in a change to the agreed national programme.
• Providing technical support to Project Managers, Business Partners and Equipment Manufacturers by acting as a central point of contact to share learning and best practice across regions.
• Reviews of third-party designs for compliance to design and maintenance requirements.
• Undertaking feasibility studies, investigations, and technology research to provide innovative solutions.

About you.

• A Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and member of a relevant professional Body with appropriate experience
• Degree or HND in related discipline and appropriate experience, or equivalent
• Experience of ITS (Intelligent Transport system)
• Strong understanding of CDM 2015
• Knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standards and their application on the highways network

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.