Lead Technology Engineer

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About the Role

Lead Technology Engineer – M25 London Orbital Motorway
Drive Innovation. Lead a High-Impact Team. Shape the Future of Smart Motorways.

Are you ready to take the lead in one of the UK’s most ambitious and long-term infrastructure projects?

At Balfour Beatty Connect Plus Services (CPS), we’re offering a rare opportunity to join a high-performing team at the heart of the M25—Europe’s busiest motorway. As Lead Technology Engineer, you’ll help drive innovation, maintain critical technology, and future-proof our network for generations to come.

With 15 years remaining on this landmark contract, this role offers not just immediate impact but long-term career stability and room to grow. Every day brings a new challenge—from shaping smart motorway solutions to ensuring seamless, safe journeys for millions of drivers.

You’ll be based at one of our modern hubs in Leatherhead, South Mimms, or Dartford, with regular travel across the M25 network. Supported by a strong joint venture with Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, you’ll work alongside industry leaders to deliver over £100 million in annual improvements.

This is more than a job—it’s your chance to shape the future of UK infrastructure.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Lead Technology Engineer, you’ll take on a meaningful leadership role at the forefront of smart motorway operations. You’ll guide and support a team of up to four talented engineers and technicians, working together to keep the M25’s critical roadside technology running smoothly.

This role offers the perfect balance of strategic oversight and hands-on engineering. From CCTV and emergency phones to advanced traffic management systems, your expertise will help shape the safety, efficiency, and innovation of one of the UK’s most important transport networks.

Your impact will include:

  • Leading with purpose – motivating and mentoring your team while managing workloads, performance, and wellbeing

  • Driving operational excellence – ensuring maintenance and fault resolution meet high standards and national KPIs

  • Providing technical support – offering expert guidance and being present in the field when required

  • Championing safety – upholding our Zero Harm ethos and actively promoting a safety-first culture

  • Improving reliability – developing and delivering preventative maintenance plans that reduce faults and downtime

  • Responding to challenges – acting as the go-to technical lead during incidents and supporting rapid, effective responses

We’re looking for someone who takes pride in solving problems, supporting others, and delivering work that truly matters. If you’re ready to make a lasting difference with every mile of motorway you maintain, we’d love to hear from you.

Who We’re Looking For – Key Requirements

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who bring passion, drive, and a commitment to making a difference. To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

  • Strong leadership – confident in leading, motivating, and supporting a high-performing team

  • Clear communication – able to collaborate effectively and think critically when solving problems

  • Technical expertise – solid experience in IT systems or CCTV engineering

  • Flexibility – willing to adapt and work across various parts of the network as needed

Why Work for Us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious and meaningful projects, developing, building, and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?
In addition to contributing to life-changing projects, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits.

Key Benefits Include:

  • Smart working: Flexibility with staggered start/finish times and up to 40% remote working (role-dependent).
  • Generous leave policies: 25 days of paid annual leave (pro rata).
  • Family-friendly policies: Including 28 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks of full pay for paternity/partners leave.
  • Additional benefits: Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and much more.

 

 

About Us:

CPS represents an exciting collaboration between industry giants Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis! Together, we spearhead the operation and maintenance of none other than the M25—the bustling heartbeat of European motorways. Imagine the thrill of orchestrating over £100 million of annual investment into this vital highway infrastructure, meticulously planning and executing projects amidst the constant flow of traffic. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of Highways or eager to embark on this exhilarating journey, the M25 promises an unparalleled experience, brimming with challenges and opportunities that simply cannot be matched elsewhere!

We foster diversity and inclusivity in our workplace, actively welcoming applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds. Regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, all are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to cultivate a supportive and respectful environment where every employee can excel. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform us.

 

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we therefore expect a minimum of 60% of your time to be spent at a CPS offices.

 

 

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

 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

 

If you’re looking to make a real impact and grow your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!