Technician

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

Job summary

A major transportation management organization is seeking a Structures Technician in the Yorkshire region. This role includes responsibilities in asset management, safety considerations, and supports development of maintenance and renewal solutions. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in highway infrastructure design. Starting salary depends on position in pay scale.

Qualifications

• HND/C or relevant qualification with experience, or working towards it.
• Knowledge of asset condition assessment and degradation modelling.
• Understanding of DMRB standards and their application on the highways network.
• Experience in highway infrastructure design.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety needs are fully considered throughout planning and service delivery.
• Support the identification and evaluation of asset-specific needs.
• Assist in developing asset renewal and improvement plans.
• Support asset studies and survey works management.
• Contribute to early solutions for improvements and renewals.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Asset condition assessment

Highway infrastructure design

Knowledge of DMRB standards

Education

HND/C or relevant qualification

Job description

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Structures Technician to join our team in the Yorkshire, North East region. The Structures Technician will support in the identification of structures-specific needs, development of solutions, and asset management activities. The role may require working unsociable hours.

Please note: You will be required to drive as part of your role. You must have no more than 3 points on your driving license to be considered for this position and during employment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure the health and safety needs and wellbeing of customers and employees are fully considered throughout planning and service delivery.
2. Support the identification and evaluation of asset-specific needs to develop future maintenance, renewals, and improvement solutions.
3. Assist in developing asset renewal and improvement plans, following established methodologies and prioritisation criteria.
4. Support asset studies and survey works management.
5. Contribute to early solutions for improvements and renewals, including compiling relevant documents, evidence, and options for value management.

About You:

• HND/C or relevant qualification with experience, or working towards it.
• Knowledge of asset condition assessment and degradation modelling.
• Understanding of DMRB standards and their application on the highways network.
• Experience in highway infrastructure design.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

About Us:

At National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, ensuring safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys for our customers. Our priorities are safety, customer satisfaction, and delivery, guided by our core values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork, and ownership.

Operations are central to maintaining the strategic road network, addressing over 39,000 customer enquiries monthly, planning maintenance, driving system efficiencies, and responding to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads. Our goal is to provide safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys for all our customers.

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 pay policy.

We are committed to diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.