Principal Engineer

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer to join our roadside Technology (ITS - Intelligent Transport Systems) division within our Operations department.

As a Principal Engineer, you will provide technical expertise to Engineers involved in the identification and evaluation of roadside technology asset specific needs and early solutions, while assuring adherence to defined asset policies, equipment specifications and standards.

This role can be based from either our Birmingham or Nottingham offices on a hybrid basis.

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.

• 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.
• 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.
• Identify and commission survey works to support the improvement and/or renewal of assets; to check and approve technical briefs, reports, specifications, drawings and supporting information.
• Develop and recommend best practice methods for the identification and evaluation of asset condition and future needs in order to support the ongoing development of asset maintenance strategies for the asset class(es) in scope.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline engineering colleagues, Scheme Delivery Project Managers, Maintenance Service Delivery Managers and Route Managers to ensure forward programme plans reflect asset needs, priorities and strategies.

About you.

• Engineering Degree or a technical qualification of a similar discipline.
• Expert understanding of technology assets used on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) - message signs & signals, traffic detectors, traffic surveillance cameras, environmental sensors.
• Strong knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) roadside technology design & maintenance standards as well as CDM 2015 roles and responsibilities.
• Asset management decision making process knowledge (value optimisation, capital investment, lifecycle costs, service & availability optimisation) and experience of developing asset management plans.
• Project Management and stakeholder engagement experience within roadside transport environments.

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.

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