Highways Technician

National Highways; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK transportation agency is seeking a Highways Technician for their Maidstone office. The candidate will assist in asset management and support the development of maintenance and improvement solutions. Ideal applicants must have an HND/C or relevant technical qualification and strong teamwork and communication skills. Experience in highway infrastructure design is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• HND/C or relevant technical qualification (or working towards).
• Ability to learn quickly with a strong teamwork ethic.
• Customer focused with excellent communication skills.
• Experience in highway infrastructure design and delivery methods is desirable.
• Knowledge of DMRB standards is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification and evaluation of asset-specific needs.
• Support the development of asset renewals and improvement plans.
• Input into the development of early solutions for improvements.
• Support the capture and maintenance of road asset data.
• Assist Project Managers and Engineers on site visits.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Customer focus

Education

HND/C or relevant technical qualification

Job description

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Highways Technician to join our team in the South East region. As a Highways Technician within Operations, you will work as part of a small team alongside Engineers and Principal Engineers in day-to-day asset management, supporting identification and early development of renewal schemes, ahead of them entering them into the forward programme of works.

This role can be based in either our Maidstone or Basingstoke office.

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.

• Support the identification and evaluation of asset specific needs in order to develop future maintenance, renewals and improvement solutions.
• Support the development of asset renewals and improvement plans, in line with agreed methodologies and prioritisation criteria.
• Input into the development of early solutions for improvements and/or renewals, including the compiling of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management.
• Support the capture and maintenance of roads asset data and condition information in the relevant database(s), in line with agreed standards and timescales.
• Assist Project Managers and Engineers on construction site visits, as required.

About you.

• HND/C or other relevant technical qualification (or working towards).
• Ability to learn quickly with a strong team work ethic
• Customer focussed with excellent communication skills.
• Experience in highway infrastructure design, construction and delivery methods is desirable but not essential.
• Knowledge of Design Manual for Road & Bridges (DMRB) standards and their application on the highways network is desirable but not essential.

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.