Description About the job. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer to join our Highways Team within the Operations Directorate in the South East region. Specialising in Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS), you will be a key part of our multi-skilled Asset Needs team responsible for maintaining the VRS asset throughout the SE Region, including managing inspections and identifying future needs for repairs and renewals of the VRS asset. Working with key stakeholders (including project teams and supply chain) to coordinate works across the region, provide technical support and ensure adherence to our defined asset class strategies, policies and standards. This is an excellent opportunity to apply and further develop your VRS knowledge, skills and experience within a progressive organisation investing billions across the Strategic Road Network (SRN). You will: Conduct and lead the development of early solutions for renewals and/or improvements, including the compiling and checking of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management, considering new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs. Develop technical works briefs to enable procurement of external design resources and survey works, Supporting technical reviews and approvals for preliminary and detailed design solutions. Ensure the health and safety needs and wellbeing of customers and employees are fully considered and accounted for throughout the planning and delivery of each service activity. Provide support in the identification and management of asset studies and survey works, including prioritisation of needs to ensure assets remain in serviceable condition and meet the requirements of our standards. This role can be based at either our Maidstone or Basingstoke offices on a hybrid working basis. Please note that the role may also require work during unsociable hours. 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. About you. Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and a member of a relevant professional Body (or working towards) with appropriate experience. Strong knowledge and experience in VRS design and systems. Good knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standards and their application on the highway network; including use of the Road Restraint Risk Assessment Procedure (RRRAP). Experience in highway infrastructure design, construction and delivery methods. Good 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, 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.