Pavement Engineer

Job Description

The Role: We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Engineer to join our team in the Midlands. Within this role you will undertake identification and prioritization of asset needs (pavements, footways & cycleways) while assuring adherence to defined asset policiesand standards. The role may be required to work unsociable hours. You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving license to be considered for this position and during employment.Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure the health and safety needs and wellbeing of customers and employees responsible are fully considered and accounted for throughout the planning and delivery of each service activity
• Collect and rationalize asset condition datasets required to run asset needs identification and prioritization
• Undertake the identification and prioritization of asset needs (pavements, road markings, footways & cycleways) in line with agreed methodologies and criteria
• Support Asset Lead with developing and implementing asset management strategies
• Support Asset Lead with running long term whole life costing analysis at network level for identified asset needs with the application of various asset strategies and annual levels of service (eg maintain steady state or asset future proofing)
• Support Asset Lead with running analysis of historical pavement condition data aimed at developing empirical deterioration models for various parameters (eg skidding resistance, rutting, cracking)
• Support Asset Lead with running network wide analysis for the application of innovative materials and technologies (eg asphalt preservation, cold in-situ recycling, cold applied MMA high friction surface)
• Produce asset needs technical briefs and scoping forms provided to internal and external design consultants
• Support Asset Lead with providing technical advice and direction to design subcontractors at detailed asset renewal development stage
• Support Asset Lead with conducting technical reviews of asset renewals packages developed by internal and external design contractors
• Attend technical workshops aimed at identifying best whole life cost option for renewals developed by internal and external consultants
• Attend project progress meetings with external contractors
• Support Asset Lead with responding to technical and general customer and stake holder enquiries
• Liaise with other asset teams to ensure their needs are considered while running analysis for pavements

To Be Successful:

• Degree or HND in relevant discipline and appropriate experience, or equivalent
• Membership of professional Body (desirable) or working towards Membership (desirable)
• Knowledge of asset condition assessment and degradation modelling (desirable)
• Strong IT skills - Excel, PowerBi, GIS, AutoCad, coding in general (desirable)
• Knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standards and their application on the highways network

• Understanding of the Value Management process or cost benefit analysis of schemes
• Experience in highway infrastructure design (desirable)

Our Mission:Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future. About Us Why you should join usAt 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. Were proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to dobetter 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 youll be a great fit for our organisation.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 blended working between base location/home
• 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 plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

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)

And finallyAnd finally we reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires