Principal Engineer at National Highways

, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 May, 26

Salary

54210.0

Posted On

19 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

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Skills

Project Management, Highway Infrastructure Design, Construction Delivery Method, CDM 2015, Value Management, NEC Contract Task Briefs, Consultant Management, Technical Reviews, Design Approvals, Health and Safety, Stakeholder Coordination, Asset Class Strategies, Policy Adherence, Standards Adherence, Engineering Knowledge, Project Management Knowledge

Industry

Civil Engineering

Description

National Highways have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Engineer to join our Improvements Team within the Operations Directorate in the Midlands region in our Stafford Park or other Midlands regional office. The role will be involved with the development of projects for the National Highways Designated Funds, and other highway improvements workstreams within Operations. Working alongside other project managers and professional engineers, you will lead in the development and delivery of a wide range of network improvement 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 manage the activities and resources involved in the identification and development of early solutions to address improvement needs, across safety, congestion, sustainable travel & environmental topics. Working with key stakeholders including project teams and third parties you will help co-ordinate works across the region, providing technical support and ensuring adherence to our defined asset class strategies, policies and standards. You will take projects to formal reviews at stage gates to confirm progress with key work items, and liaise with other internal teams within Operations Midlands, to discuss and agree key delivery & programming details. This role shall provide an excellent opportunity to apply and develop your engineering & project management knowledge, skills and experience within a progressive organisation investing billions across the strategic road network. You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving licence to be considered for this position and during employment. Please note that the role may also require work during unsociable hours. What you’ll be leading on 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 Project management of highway improvement schemes from initial options stage though to the end of technical design Conduct and lead the development of early solutions for improvements, including the compiling and checking of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management, considering new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs Produce and develop NEC contract task briefs to enable procurement of external design resources and survey works Management of consultants & tasks, to ensure delivery to time, cost & quality Supporting technical reviews and approvals for preliminary and detailed design solutions. To be successful you’ll need A Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and a member of a relevant professional body or working towards these statuses with appropriate experience Experience of highway infrastructure design, construction and delivery method & strong knowledge of CDM 2015 Experience in developing highway improvement schemes from identification through to the end of preliminary design Project management experience – related qualifications, e.g. APM, Prince2 (desirable) Awareness and understanding of contract & project management under the NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract (desirable) Why you should join us At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation. 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. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible. Our benefits package Our total reward package includes basic salary, 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 each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays) Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working Life assurance of 4 times annual salary Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu 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 job experience And we are Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include: Right to work check 3 year employment history references DBS criminal record check Social media and adverse journalism check Driving licence check (if applicable) Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable) Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable) And finally We reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires.

Responsibilities

The role involves leading the development and delivery of a wide range of network improvement schemes, ensuring the strategic road network safely meets customer requirements now and in the future. Responsibilities include managing project health and safety needs, leading project management from options stage to technical design, and developing early solutions for improvements.