Technology Engineer
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £39,340 to £44,970 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 March 2026 |
| Location: | Exeter, Devon, EX2 7LB |
| Company: | National Highways |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6946_1771405263 |
Summary
About the job
National Highways has an exciting opportunity within the South West region for a Technology Engineer. Working alongside specialists, driving safety and supporting customer service, you will be helping to improve National Highways' technology infrastructure.
As an Engineer you will be responsible for assisting with scheme delivery, using your technical and stakeholder skills to help shape and coordinate the identification of asset needs and development of roadside technology schemes in accordance with defined asset policies and standards.
This position will be based in Bristol or Exeter with a balance of remote and office-based work.
Please note that you will be required to drive as part of your role, and you will need to have no more than 3 points to be considered for this position and during employment.
- Assisting with the identification and collation of asset data to develop early technical solutions, both in-house and with the supply chain, in accordance with our Scheme Delivery Framework methodologies and prioritisation criteria.
- Analysing asset and survey data, assisting with the production of design and construction documentation to enable the development of technology improvement and renewal schemes.
- Supporting the improvement and/or renewal of technology assets; identifying requirements and developing scope of works, preparing briefs and assisting in managing the delivery of associated survey, design and construction activities.
- Providing technical support and assurance for the wider business.
- Working closely with Project Managers and Senior Engineers to assist with technical queries, the approval of design changes, managing contractors and ensuring health and safety compliance.
About you.
- Degree or HND in relevant electrical / electronic or IT discipline, or equivalent qualifications to National Vocational Qualifications level three or above, with experience as a technician, managing or maintaining and repairing technology assets.
- Detailed technical knowledge of roadside technologies used on the Strategic Road Network or comparable local authority infrastructure.
- Broad understanding of supply chain, project/programme management in a highway environment, plus knowledge and application of relevant highways standards (specifically DMRB and MCHW).
- Good stakeholder engagement skills with proven ability to work collaboratively across teams and supply chain.
- Experience in relevant construction and delivery processes and working knowledge of CDM 2015.
About us.
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.
We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.
External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale although, subject to experience, this may be negotiable. Current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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