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469412 Senior ANPR Engineer

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 28th July 2026

📍 Location: Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham (Chadderton), Birmingham (Garretts Green) or Uxbridge. (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £44,241 – Candidates based in Yeading/Uxbridge will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

Join DVSA’s mission to make roads safer and more efficient by shaping the future of digital public services.

We are seeking a Lead Technical Engineer within DVSA’s Roadside Infrastructure and Systems Service. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting enforcement operations through the effective detection, targeting, stopping and enforcement.

Acting as the Agency’s subject matter expert for Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Weigh-in-Motion Systems (WIMS), they will provide comprehensive and authoritative advise to senior stakeholders, representing DVSA and DfT at industry and government events.

Top Responsibilities

Identify the key components and requirements of DVSA’s corporate strategy for Enforcement plans in order to design and create the most appropriate technical roadside infrastructure solutions for the business.
As the senior subject matter expert for the end-to-end ANPR service, ensure ongoing service performance, which as key mission critical IT business systems, supports the Agency’s effective roadside enforcement
Lead on the identification, planning and installation of new ANPR and WIMS sites across GB
Proactively instigate the collation and input from the Enforcement Service Manager, project teams and the wider organisation in order to ensure ANPR supports the overall service objectives. This enables the role holder to identify and resolve current performance issues and provide potential solutions for the future.
Ensure accurate ANPR asset and Configuration Management Database (CMDB) to ensure compliance Highways England regulations
Train and mentor teams across DVSA and DS&T colleagues in ANPR technologies, their current use and future developments

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

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.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience in managing and administering Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems.
A good understanding of Weight-in-Motion (WiM) solutions, including how they are used and applied in practice.

Additional Information

This role requires Security Check (SC) clearance. In addition, successful candidates must obtain Non-Police Personnel Vetting Level 3 (NPPV3) in order to fully carry out the role.

This vetting will be undertaken alongside your pre-employment checks if you are successful at application and interview stages.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4aMbW2M

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Tuesday 28^th July 2026