Senior Network Planner
National Highways
Plans, builds, operates and maintains England’s motorways and major A roads.
Lead resilience and emergency planning for South East road network.
10 days ago ago
Experienced (8-12 years), Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
5,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Construction services
Project Management
Consulting
Engineering
Design
Technical Services
Turnkey
General Contractor
Sector Specialisms
Highway assets and design
Fencing and vehicle safety restraints
Electrical and land drilling
Road surfaces, paving and surface marking
Manufacturing, structures, fasteners and coatings
Temporary traffic management
Landscaping and environment
Tunnel management and incident management
Role
Description
stakeholder liaison
process improvement
funding management
plan analysis
risk management
emergency consulting
- Proactively liaising with regional Operations colleagues (e.g. Service Delivery and Scheme Delivery) and wider internal and external stakeholders (local authorities and local resilience forums) to minimise the impact of planned and unplanned events on customers.
- To develop and recommend best practice methods for the ongoing improvement of processes and activities in scope.
- Manage Network Resilience funding, identifying proposed schemes, liaising with service providers to develop opportunities, prioritising funding aligned to risk.
- Proactively analysing the effectiveness of existing plans and arrangements in meeting service level expectations and implement improvement initiatives; manage risks and issues that affect delivery.
- Providing advice and consultancy where required to minimise the impact to Operations in the event of an emergency.
Requirements
customer satisfaction
stakeholder management
crisis management
business continuity
severe weather
resilience
- Understanding of customer satisfaction drivers.
- Good communications and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to implement company crisis management procedures and policies.
- Experience in contingency and business continuity planning and understanding of business objectives for resilience.
- Demonstrable experience of severe weather decision making.
Benefits
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Training + Development
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Company
Overview
4,000 miles
Road Network
Controls England's Strategic Road Network, encompassing motorways and major A-roads.
1.8 km
Tunnel Length
Engineers iconic infrastructure projects, such as the Hindhead Tunnel beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl.
4 million
Daily Journeys
Facilitates over 4 million daily journeys, carrying a significant portion of England’s traffic.
Two-thirds
HGVs
Handles two-thirds of England’s Heavy Goods Vehicle traffic, ensuring efficient freight movement.
- Fueled by multi-billion-pound Road Investment Strategies, it delivers major upgrades like the A14 bypass and the smart motorway spine.
- It engineers iconic projects—like the 1.8 km Hindhead Tunnel under the Devil’s Punch Bowl—and supports cutting-edge trials, including self-healing bitumen.
- Operators and uniformed traffic officers patrol 24/7 from control centres, managing incidents, warning drivers, and keeping traffic flowing.
- The authority sets design standards via the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and publishes contract and maintenance frameworks used across the UK and Commonwealth.
- Regulated by the Office of Rail and Road and guided by multi-year funding cycles, it balances reliability, safety, innovation and value for taxpayers.
Culture + Values
- Safety
- Integrity
- Passion
- Ownership
- Teamwork
- Safety, customer service and delivery (three imperatives)
Environment + Sustainability
67% reduction
Corporate carbon emissions
Aims to reduce corporate carbon emissions by 67% by 2025 compared to the 2017-2018 baseline.
~250 tCOâ‚‚/yr savings
Zero-emissions vehicle fleet
The company plans to deploy 307 new electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs/PHEVs), achieving annual carbon savings of approximately 250 tonnes of COâ‚‚.
82,000 vehicle miles saved
Low-carbon concrete and asphalt trials
Trials using low-carbon concrete and Foamix cold-mix asphalt recycling have saved approximately 82,000 vehicle miles, demonstrating commitment to sustainable construction practices.
95 biodiversity schemes
Environmental sustainability initiatives
The company has committed to delivering 95 biodiversity schemes as part of its environmental sustainability strategy, focusing on protecting and enhancing local nature and ecosystems.
- Net zero corporate emissions by 2030; net zero construction and maintenance emissions by 2040; net zero road-user emissions by 2050
- First roads organisation globally to achieve PAS 2080:2016 accreditation for carbon management
- All site plant and site cabins to be zero-carbon by 2030
- 100% electric non-traffic-officer vehicles by 2027; 100% electric traffic-officer vehicles by 2030
- Low-carbon concrete trials (e.g., M42 Junction 6) and Foamix cold-mix asphalt recycling 56% materials, saving ~82,000 vehicle miles
- Plans for micro-generation at depots, electric plant vehicles, electric HGV platooning trials
- Protecting/enhancing nature, carbon reduction, tackling local pollution, noise mitigation for >9,000 households
Inclusion & Diversity
190+ first aiders
Mental Health Support
The company has 190+ mental health first aiders across various locations to support employee well-being.
1885 hours
Volunteer Contributions
Employee volunteering efforts contributed 1,885 hours to over 50 organizations, benefiting more than 3,500 individuals.
- Established employee networks led by executive sponsors to champion inclusion
- Public Sector Equality Duty focusing on changing behaviour, empowering colleagues, building awareness
- Flexible and hybrid working policies with right to request from day one
- No explicit gender statistics found
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