Principal Technology Engineer

National Highways; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major infrastructure management company is seeking a skilled professional to develop asset management plans and provide technical expertise for highway improvements. Candidates should hold a degree in Civil Engineering or similar, preferably be a Chartered Engineer, and have strong knowledge of relevant standards and systems. This role offers hybrid working options and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Annual Leave starting at 26 days

Flexible working hours

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Investment in career development

Family friendly leave

Discounts platform

Paid leave to volunteer

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of asset-specific Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standards.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with extensive experience, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Intelligent Transport Systems, National Highways Technology Assets, and IoT.

Responsibilities

• Develop asset specific management plans adhering to policies.
• Provide specialist technical expertise in renewal development.
• Identify and commission survey works to support asset improvement.

Skills

Knowledge of asset-specific Design Manual for Roads and Bridges standards

Knowledge of Intelligent Transport Systems

Experience in highway construction and delivery methods

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or similar

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with extensive experience

Job description

Overview

You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full driving licence, with no more than 3 points, to be considered for this position.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop asset specific management plans and ensure asset management decisions adhere to defined policies and standards, provide value for money and maximise contribution to the delivery of business objectives.
• Provide specialist technical expertise and assurance in the development of early solutions for renewals and improvement schemes, in line with agreed methodologies and prioritisation criteria, and taking into account new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs.
• Identify and commission survey works to support the improvement and/or renewal of assets; check and approve technical briefs, reports, specifications, drawings and related deliverables.
• Develop and recommend best practice methods for the identification and evaluation of asset condition and future needs to support the ongoing development of asset maintenance strategies for the asset class(es) in scope.
• Continuously monitor and analyse asset data, champion data quality and integrity, and provide coaching and guidance to regional colleagues involved in data entry and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or a technical qualification of a similar discipline.
• A Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with extensive experience, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of asset-specific Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standards and their application on the highways network.
• Knowledge of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), National Highways Technology Assets, NRTS Infrastructure, loT, Telco, and IP technologies.
• Experience in highway construction and delivery methods and the associated responsibilities within CDM 2015.

About National Highways

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home. Our benefits package reflects our focus on wellbeing and development.

Benefits

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, with the potential for a performance related bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%.
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day per year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays).
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working, including hybrid working.
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary.
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7, 365 days, and a wellbeing app, with access to occupational health services and vaccines.
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel.
• Significant investment in your career development through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on-the-job experience.
• Family friendly with enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption leave and paid leave for caring responsibilities, plus access to financial support for holiday schemes.
• Discounts platform with access to over 3,000 discounts for everyday needs and a financial wellbeing programme.
• Community friendly, including paid leave to volunteer (up to 3 days per year).

Application and Checks

Please note: all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, which include: right to work check, 3 years of employment history references, DBS (criminal record) check where applicable, social media/adverse journalism check, driving licence check (if applicable), fit to work questionnaire (and medical check if applicable), and qualifications/professional membership checks (where applicable).