Pavement Engineer

National Highways; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking an Engineer to join the Pavement/Roads Team in the South East region. You will lead the development and delivery of pavement renewal schemes to ensure the SRN safely meets customer needs now and in the future.

You will support planning and development, coordinate works across the region, and provide technical support while adhering to asset class strategies and standards. Role can be based from Basingstoke or Maidstone offices, with possible unsociable hours.

Qualifications

• DMRB knowledge and application on highway network.
• Experience in highway infrastructure design, construction and delivery methods.
• CDM 2015 knowledge and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety needs are considered throughout planning and delivery of service activities.
• Identify and manage asset studies and surveys; prioritise needs to keep assets in serviceable condition.
• Develop early solutions for renewals and improvements with evidence and options for value management.
• Develop technical briefs for design and construction contractors.
• Provide technical support to Project Managers including materials approvals and site inspections.

Skills

DMRB knowledge

Highway design experience

CDM 2015 knowledge

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Degree or HND in relevant discipline

Job description

About the job.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineer to join our Pavement/Roads Team within the Operations Directorate in the South East region. Working alongside other professional engineers, you will lead in the development and delivery of a wide range of pavement renewal schemes, to ensure that the strategic road network (SRN) safely meets the requirements of our customers now and into the future.

Throughout the planning and development stage of a project, you will support with the activities and resources involved in the identification and development of early solutions for the pavement asset. Working with key stakeholders including project teams and third parties you will help coordinate works across the region, providing technical support and ensuring adherence to our defined asset class strategies, policies and standards.

This role can be based from our Basingstoke or Maidstone office. Please note that the role may also require unsociable working hours.

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

• Ensure the health and safety needs and wellbeing of customers and employees are fully considered and accounted for throughout the planning and delivery of each service activity.


• Provide support in the identification and management of asset studies and survey works, including prioritisation of needs to ensure assets remain in serviceable condition and meet the requirements of our standards.


• Conduct and lead the development of early solutions for renewals and/or improvements, including the compiling and checking of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management, considering new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs.


• Develop the technical briefs provided to the design and construction contractor for improvement and renewals work.


• Provide technical support to Project Managers by assisting with materials approvals, vetting of contractors' compliance, inspection support on site, and reviewing of Health and Safety Files.

About you.

• Membership of professional Body (desirable) or working towards Membership


• Degree or HND in relevant discipline and appropriate experience, or equivalent


• Good knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standards and their application on the highway network.


• Experience in highway infrastructure design, construction and delivery methods.


• Good knowledge of CDM 2015

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.