Lead Technology Engineer

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About the Role

Join our esteemed Connect Plus Services Technology Team and take on a leadership role in maintaining and enhancing the M25’s critical technological infrastructure. As Lead Engineer, you will manage a team of up to four engineers and technicians, ensuring effective task allocation, performance management, and operational excellence.

In addition to your leadership responsibilities, you will play a hands-on role in the field, attending jobs where necessary and providing expert guidance to your team. The team is responsible for the cyclic maintenance and fault rectification of key roadside technology, including:

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

You will ensure all maintenance and repair activities are carried out in line with National Highways and Technology Services quality plans, meeting contractual requirements and timescales.

If you’re ready to lead a dynamic team and contribute to the future of one of the UK’s most vital transportation networks, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leadership & Operational Management

  • Adhere to the ‘Zero Harm’ safety process at all times, reporting any health and safety concerns promptly.
  • Provide a customer-focused, service-oriented, and commercially aware approach to all work.
  • Supervise and manage a team of up to four engineers and technicians, ensuring efficient task allocation and high performance.
  • Oversee team responsibilities including timesheets, annual leave, sickness, and absence management.
  • Support field teams by attending jobs when necessary and ensuring work meets contractual KPIs and quality standards.

Technical Responsibilities

  • Carry out cyclic maintenance and fault rectification on roadside technology systems.
  • Develop and implement fault reduction strategies across sectors.
  • Ensure NH ServiceNow data is accurately captured and recorded.
  • Attend faults and knockdowns, carrying out corrective maintenance and site/equipment reinstatement.
  • Routinely liaise with NH, RCC, and TOC.
  • Attend meetings as required.
  • Maintain proficiency in the operation and maintenance of all National Highways systems (hardware and software) within each Control Office.
  • Manage regional engineers’ NHSS 8 sector scheme portfolios, ensuring CPS compliance.
  • Respond to emergencies in line with procedures and provide technical liaison for third-party faults.
  • Ensure all equipment is logged, stored securely, and maintained at all times.

Who We’re Looking For

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

  • HNC or BTEC Higher National Certificate in Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering (or equivalent).
  • NHSS8 Certified.
  • Experience working on motorway communications or closely related systems.
  • Strong knowledge of NH communications infrastructure and standards.
  • Familiarity with NH testing and ADAMr requirements.
  • Broad technology experience across systems such as MIDAS, CCTV, VMS, ERTs, NTIS, HAWIS, and Traffic Signals.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to manage a team effectively.
  • Experience working with the NRTS Contractor.
  • 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