Technology Engineer

Job number:
BBUK15259

Company/Division:
Highways

Career area:

Contract type:
Permanent


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About the Role

Are you ready to be part of something long-lasting, impactful, and exciting?

Join the Connect Plus Services Technology Maintenance Team, where you’ll play a vital role in maintaining and improving Area 5 Technology assets across the M25 — one of the UK’s most critical transport networks. With 15 years remaining on this major infrastructure project, this role offers not only professional growth and variety, but also long-term stability.

As a Technology Maintenance Engineer, you’ll work hands-on with cutting-edge roadside systems including:

  • CCTV
  • Emergency Roadside Telephones (ERT)
  • MIDAS
  • RCC
  • NTIS
  • SVD
  • Traffic Signals
  • Message Signs

You’ll be responsible for ensuring these systems are maintained and repaired to the highest standards, in line with National Highways and Technology Services quality plans. In addition to your technical duties, you’ll provide first-line support to technicians — helping to develop their understanding of the network and offering practical guidance.

This is more than just a maintenance role — it’s an opportunity to grow your career, contribute to a nationally significant project, and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

Operational Responsibilities

  • Adhere to the ‘Zero Harm’ safety process at all times.
  • Provide a customer-focused, service-oriented, and commercially aware approach to work.
  • Ensure systems are maintained and repaired efficiently and effectively, meeting contractual requirements.
  • Accurately capture and enter data into NH ServiceNow.
  • Attend faults and knockdowns, carrying out reactive maintenance including reinstatement of sites, cables, and equipment.
  • Perform fault/failure rectification and maintenance duties as part of the shift/on-call rota, including out-of-hours work.
  • Provide technical liaison for third-party faults.
  • Offer first-line technical support to technicians.
  • Ensure all faults and planned maintenance are completed within contract timescales.
  • Assist subcontractors with work on traffic signal systems and related equipment.
  • Manage employer’s stores, ensuring all stock is correctly booked in and out.
  • Maintain the communications infrastructure to required standards.
  • Record and report any health and safety concerns to your line manager as soon as possible.
  • Manage time and vehicle usage efficiently while on the network.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a motivated and technically skilled individual with the following qualifications and experience:

  • HNC or BTEC Higher National Certificate in Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering (or equivalent), or at least five years’ experience working on motorway communications or closely related systems.
  • NHSS8 Certified.
  • Strong knowledge of National Highways communications infrastructure and standards.
  • Experience with NMCS 2 Communications systems, including MIDAS, CCTV, VMS, ERTs, NTIS, HAWIS, and Traffic Signals.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Experience working with the NRTS Contractor and familiarity with NRTS ways of working.
  • Flexibility to work across different areas of the network and adapt to varying working approaches.

 

 

Behavioural Competencies

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising:  Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards   and continuous improvement. 

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

 

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

 

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:  https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

 

 

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk