Engineering Manager jobs in Spain

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for an Engineering Team Manager to join our Planning and Development team in the East region. The Engineering Team Manager will manage National Highways Operational Technology assets and will lead a team of engineers in identifying and prioritising asset needs and developing preliminary solutions for renewal or improvement. The Engineering Team Manager will also contribute to the region's long-term asset management plan to deliver National Highways strategic objectives.

This role can be based from our Bedford, Cambridge or Ipswich office.

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.

• Provide leadership, direction, and line management for a team of specialist engineers, ensuring timely setting of objectives, performance management reviews and development of appropriate succession and development plans.
• Act as the asset owner for the Operational Technology asset class, ensuring asset specific management plans and asset management decisions adhere to defined policies and standards, provide value for money and maximise contribution to the delivery of business objectives.
• Act as the Region's focal point and provide technical expertise in the identification and prioritisation of Operational Technology specific needs, renewal and improvement option evaluation and selection, and development of preliminary solutions.
• Lead the interface with Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES) colleagues and provide input into the development of and/or review of standards, documentation, and methods of working in the relevant area of expertise.
• Provide assurance and challenge to technical solution designs and technical requirements specifications.

About you.

• Civil Engineering Degree, or HND with relevant experience, or equivalent.
• A Chartered Engineer with appropriate experience, or an Incorporated Engineer/near Chartered Engineer with extensive relevant experience.
• Thorough understanding and experience of Operational Technology asset standards, policies and strategies.
• Extensive experience of managing a technical team.
• Good commercial and financial acumen, including budget management.

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, while 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.