National Highways NED

National Highways is seeking a Non-Executive Director (NED) to join its Board with a particular background in the digital and technology challenges that the business faces. The successful candidate, through their membership of the Board, will provide challenge and support to a wide variety of management and operational issues and contribute to the effective strategic and operational leadership of National Highways.

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in this Non-Executive Director position on the Board of National Highways.

This is an important time for the Department for Transport. We are investing heavily in infrastructure and public transport to improve journeys, boost connections, level up the country and support economic growth. Central to our mission is delivering transport that works for everyone in our society.

We are recruiting for a Non-Executive Director to join the Board of National Highways. National Highways is an arm’s length government body which plans, designs, builds, operates, and maintains England’s motorways and major A roads.

The position requires experience operating at Board level, demonstrating strategic and analytic thinking and possession of strong interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will provide challenge and support to a wide variety of management and operational issues and contribute to the effective strategic and operational leadership of National Highways.

We strongly welcome applications from all backgrounds. As part of the Department’s commitment to diversity, we believe our public appointments should reflect our customers – the travelling public – who come from all walks of life and have different experiences. We very much welcome fresh talent, expertise, and perspectives, to help us better understand the needs of the communities we serve and support better decision making for all. This includes people who may have never applied for a public appointment – but could bring new ideas, insights and energy.

If you are interested in the role and work of National Highways, I would like to encourage you to apply.

The general responsibilities of a Board member are to:

• Provide sound advice to the Chair and Chief Executive.
• Prepare for, and make, an effective contribution to the National Highways Board, Board subcommittee meetings and Executive/NED meetings.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, including with Ministers and Senior Government officials and broader external stakeholders to help manage the organisation’s reputation.
• Critically analyse a wide range of information and discharge the duties and responsibilities of a NED through objective evidence-based recommendations.
• Work closely with the Executive team and other key stakeholders, providing support, constructive challenge and assurance as appropriate to ensure that Executive team delivers the approved strategy and support them in discharging their leadership responsibilities to National Highways.
• Ensure that National Highways is run effectively, in line with best practice for non-departmental public bodies and Managing Public Money requirements.
• Listen and accept challenge and constructively challenge others in discussions with clarity and respect.