Location: Birmingham, Leeds (Hybrid)
đź’· Salary: ÂŁ57,515 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
This role provides senior technical leadership across complex transport programmes, shaping how engineering insight informs investment, policy and delivery decisions. You will tackle important technical issues, produce clear briefings for senior stakeholders, and champion smarter use of technology to improve outcomes and control costs. Responsibilities include overseeing a cross-industry best practice toolkit, scrutinising business cases, and strengthening capability across the organisation through expert advice, constructive challenge and practical support.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Working with the Chief Engineer and Chief Scientific Advisor’s office to support the development of the engineering profession, ensuring its profile is raised across the Department and development opportunities are enhanced.
* Working in collaboration with Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road to lead development of the Better Value Rail Toolkit which provides guidance on best practice in the initiation and planning of new transport projects.
* Undertaking specialist engineering activities that benefit the Department’s project portfolio and policy delivery in line with your skills, knowledge and competence.
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:
* Knowledge of infrastructure projects, especially the rationale for and the challenges of delivering new and upgraded infrastructure.
* Undertaking continued professional development, seeking learning and development opportunities to increase knowledge and experience in a technical specialism and applying these appropriately.
* Providing scientific, technical or engineering advice to policy teams.
đź“… Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 24th March 2026