DTP - Technology & Lighting Engineer

About The Job

National Highways has an exciting opportunity within the South West region for a Lighting and Technology Engineer. Working alongside specialists, driving safety and supporting customer service, you will be helping to improve National Highways’ lighting and technology infrastructure.

As an Engineer you will be responsible for assisting with scheme delivery, using your technical and stakeholder skills to help shape and coordinate the identification of asset needs and development of lighting technology schemes in accordance with defined asset policies and standards. You will also support the National LED Roll out Programme, contributing the region’s asset led forward programme and initial scheme development.

This position will be based in Bristol or Exeter with a balance of remote and office-based work.

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.

• Degree or HND in relevant electrical / electronic or IT discipline, or equivalent qualifications to National Vocational Qualifications level three or above, with experience as a technician, managing or maintaining and repairing technology assets.
• BS7671 IET Wiring Regulations certification or working towards.
• Detailed knowledge of the lighting technology used on the Strategic Road Network, or Local Authority roads.
• Broad understanding of supply chain, project/programme management in a highway environment, plus knowledge and application of relevant highways standards (specifically DMRB and MCHW).
• Good stakeholder engagement skills with proven ability to work collaboratively across teams and supply chain.
• Experience in relevant construction and delivery processes and working knowledge of CDM 2015.

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 although, subject to experience, this may be negotiable. 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.