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Highways England
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Birmingham, West Midlands
Assistant Advisor - Lighting and Vehicle Restraint System
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Your new role As an Assistant Advisor in our Structures Delivery team you will be responsible for the lighting and road restraint assets across the Highways England network. Your previous experience within a project environment where you have analysed and evaluated technical data and built strong stakeholder relationships will stand you in good stead to develop into a Specialist. You will provide accurate, practical and timely technical support to resolve issues. You will be involved in developing and implementing policies, standards and operating procedures to support the development, renewal and maintenance of Highways England lighting assets. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and interest and be supported to become a technical expert. What you'll be leading on * Contribute to the preparation, review and quality assurance of technical documentation, presentations and papers * Plan and manage project activities and resources * Ensure delivery of project objectives to time and cost * Provide technical support to colleagues * Building and maintaining relationships with external suppliers, contractors and government departments To be successful * Experience of working with a range of suppliers and stakeholders in the delivery of programme & project objectives & in developing effective long term working relationships. * Experience of working in a programme and project environment in line with Project Management principles. * Stakeholder management skills, with evidence of successful engagement with both internal and external stakeholders * Ability to collaborate with others to set standards and implement best practices. Want to know more? If you would like a copy of the Assistant advisor job profile please email amy.williams-rhodes@highwaysengland.co.uk Video interviews will be planned for late June/early July 2020. Why you should join us At Highways England, safety is our number one priority. It is one of our core values, as well as a behaviour we expect from our people. Our vision is that everyone who uses our roads, as well as those who work for us, get home, safe and well. Our Home Safe and Well approach sets out our commitments and how our employees can contribute. Working for us, you'll recognise the behaviours required to achieve our vision, and help create a fair and just culture for us all. You should be able to fully understand the hazards and risks that are involved in your work, and follow our procedures safely. We want you to feel able to raise health, safety and wellbeing concerns with your colleagues, and to challenge unsafe conditions or behaviours wherever you see them. We're always seeking to improve our performance, and want you to be at the heart of that - helping us all get home safe and well. And finally And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.