Location: Leeds (Hybrid) Salary: £57,515 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time The Head of Road Infrastructure Technology is responsible for shaping and driving government activity around the technologies used in today’s road networks, as well as preparing for future needs, for example connected and autonomous vehicles. The successful post holder will lead the development and delivery of national vehicle and data strategies, particularly in areas including connected service definition and architecture. Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Leading significant capital funded programmes. Managing and delivering programmes of activity internally and managing the provision of grant funding to external bodies for the development of connected and data services. * Managing programmes of research and specifying, procuring and managing the work of external consultancies and agencies. Leading finance and reporting of activities within Departmental research programmes. * Leading European and international activities including representing UK interests at world and European Intelligent Transport Systems Congresses. Benefits Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits: * Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here * 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave). * 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday. * Access to the staff discount portal. * Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. * Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues. * 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. * Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. About you To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: * Experience in providing technical leadership for the roll-out of road infrastructure * Managing programs of research and development, specifying, procuring and managing the work of external consultancies and agencies. * Experience in managing significant capital-funded programmes and delivering innovation programmes * Experience in developing standards, frameworks and guidance as well as leading international technical and standards alignment. * Experience of presenting and speaking to large, technical audiences * Understanding of local highway authorities and the legal framework surrounding highway operations