Highways Technology Engineer 1

Purpose of the role

The purpose of the Highways Technology Engineer role is to carry out cyclic and reactive maintenance on of our client National Highways for more than 300 miles of strategic road network in the Northwest, including some of the region’s busiest motorways: the M6, M56 and M62. The role involves responsibility for Technology Maintenance on the Northwest motorway and trunk road network in Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, and Lancashire which includes carrying out maintenance and fault / failure rectification activities on the following types of equipment – CCTV, ERT, MIDAS, RCC, NTIS, SWIS, Traffic Signal, Message sign and signal equipment in line with the National Highways (NH) Asset delivery asset maintenance requirements (ADAMr). You will be tasked to provide support and assistance to the technology team in all relevant projects to meet client and Amey objectives.

The working hours are 42 hours – the shifts Monday to Thursday, 08.00am – 17.00pm (34 hours), and Friday 08.00am – 16.30pm (8 hours).

About the Role

• Routine and corrective maintenance of roadside highway technology assets, ancillary equipment and/or other highways systems to ensure effective delivery of ADAMr service levels to outcome required
• Periodic Inspections of roadside highway technology assets, ancillary equipment and / or highways systems equipment including electrical testing.
• Accurate collection and processing of data to enable fault free analysis of equipment performance
• Analysis of data to assess performance of equipment within contractual requirements, ensuring correct storage of information once process complete
• Out of hours working to support service contract requirements

• On-call fault attendance rota and/or out of hours maintenance to ensure contract restore times are met.
• Successful completion of mandatory NHSS training requirements; work towards LANTRA ‘Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Servicing and commissioning Highway Electrical Systems’ qualification

• Undertake appropriate training with the addition of new equipment and systems as and when necessary, via formal and informal training, including on the job training.
• In accordance with the Company Health and Safety Policy, all employees have a duty to comply with all Health and Safety Procedures and to be alert in identifying potential hazards by removing or minimising them wherever possible
• Any other duties reasonably requested within the skills required for the role.

What are we looking for?

To be successful as a Highways Technology Engineer you will be currently working in a position that will have experience/knowledge of the following.

• Understand client business, requirements, service needs and aspirations
• Good liaison and interpersonal skills
• Customer relationship skills
• Commercial awareness
• Planning and organisation
• Problem solving
• IT literate
• UK driving licence (essential)
• Good communication skills at all levels
• Willingness to work outside in all conditions
• Availability for work at Nights and Weekends
• Self-motivated and proactive in delivering solutions
• Participation in emergency and winter service delivery
• Use of client ‘Confirm’ and ‘Service Now’ database systems.

• HNC or B/TEC in Electrical/Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering or 8 years’ experience working on Highways Technology assets or closely related technical skills.

About Amey

Amey is one of the top five support services suppliers in the UK. We employ 14,000 people, have a turnover of £2.1bn and a strong forward order-book. Every household in Britain benefits from the work we do. We maintain the UK’s road and rail infrastructure, keep schools safe and clean, manage the UK’s defence estate, safely escort prisoners and keep prisons and courts secure. We also collect and process waste, as well as deliver utilities services. All of this is underpinned by our leading consulting capabilities which uses engineering design and data analytics to better manage the services we all use and rely on

As one of us, you can really be you because your individuality is an asset. You’re surrounded by a team of people who want you to grow and embrace new challenges. People who care about your job satisfaction as well as your wellbeing. There’ll be experiences as original as you are, in a career that can feel like many rolled into one. You’ll be stretched but always supported. Whether it’s working on the biggest bridge in the country, learning to get to grips with the latest technology, or just working with a great group of people every day, you’ll find what gets you out of bed in the morning at Amey.