Highway Engineer - Parking & Traffic

Job description
Highway Engineer - Parking & Traffic

We are currently seeking a Highway Engineer to support a South London council with the delivery of Local Implementation Plan (LIP) schemes, Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) and wider highway and traffic management projects across the borough.
You will be responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring on-street parking schemes, parking restrictions and road safety engineering projects. The role will involve site surveys, CAD design, public consultation, committee reporting and liaison with residents, councillors, contractors and external stakeholders to ensure schemes are delivered effectively and in accordance with relevant legislation.

Contract: 6 months
Rate: £40 per hour (Inside IR35)
Location: South London
Office attendance: 2 days per week

• Design, implement and monitor on-street parking schemes, including Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs), parking restrictions, disabled parking bays, special bays, footway parking schemes and road safety engineering projects.
• Undertake site visits and traffic surveys to assess existing conditions, identify requirements and develop appropriate highway and parking solutions.
• Prepare detailed design plans using CAD and digital mapping systems.
• Manage public consultations with residents and businesses, collate feedback and prepare reports for committee consideration.
• Prepare committee and delegated authority reports, providing technical information, recommendations and supporting evidence.
• Recommend appropriate traffic signs and carriageway markings in accordance with the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, ensuring consistency with relevant Traffic Management Orders (TMOs).
• Identify and resolve conflicts between existing and proposed traffic measures, arranging amendments where necessary.
• Estimate and record project costs, raise works orders and liaise with highway contractors to coordinate scheme implementation.
• Process disabled parking applications and enquiries, maintain databases and arrange the installation or removal of signs and road markings.
• Undertake site surveys and display statutory street notices where required.
• Respond to enquiries and correspondence from residents, businesses, elected councillors and other stakeholders.
• Liaise with the emergency services, Department for Transport, Transport for London (TfL) and other external organisations.
• Attend meetings, public consultations and site visits with engineers, police, bus operators, contractors and residents' organisations, providing technical and legal advice on parking schemes.
• Support schemes through the relevant legal processes, responding to queries arising from statutory notices and public enquiries.
• Provide parking statistics, restriction schedules and CPZ information to internal departments and external organisations.
• Supply technical information and documentation for Ombudsman enquiries relating to parking schemes.
• Coordinate with highways teams and contractors following resurfacing works to ensure parking restrictions are accurately reinstated.
• Maintain accurate project records and use computerised systems, including spreadsheets, databases and word processing applications, to support service delivery.

• Previous experience in highway engineering, parking design or traffic management.
• Experience designing and implementing Controlled Parking Zones, parking restrictions and on-street parking schemes.
• Knowledge of Traffic Management Orders (TMOs), traffic signs and carriageway markings.
• Experience producing highway or parking scheme designs using CAD.
• Understanding of relevant highways legislation and statutory consultation procedures.
• Experience undertaking site surveys, preparing technical reports and liaising with contractors and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to respond to public enquiries and manage competing priorities.

• Local authority highways or parking services experience.
• Experience delivering Local Implementation Plan (LIP) schemes and road safety engineering projects.
• Knowledge of Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
• Experience preparing committee reports and supporting traffic scheme consultations.