Highways Project Engineer

Team:
Highway Improvement Team, As a Highways Project Engineer, you will play a key role in the shaping, coordination, and delivery of engineering and construction projects across the Highways service. You will lead the delivery of highways schemes ensuring they are delivered safely, legally, on time, within budget, and to the quality standards expected by the Council and local communities. You will oversee and guide other staff, contractors and consultants, ensuring that all work complies with legislation, Council policies and best practice.

The role requires strong technical expertise and excellent communication skills to represent the service at meetings, consultations and public engagement events. As part of the wider engineering function, you will contribute to the development of policies, standards, specifications and processes that support continuous improvement and alignment with Council corporate objectives. You will also be responsible for analysing data, identifying issues and trends, proposing solutions to enhance public spaces and services, and ensuring accurate record‑keeping to support governance, audits and legal processes.

• Lead the delivery of highways and engineering projects, ensuring adherence to cost, quality and time requirements.
• Prepare drawings, reports, briefs, specifications, contract documents and designs for highways and engineering‑related schemes.
• Support procurement and the work of contractors and consultants, monitoring progress, budgets and valuations.
• Oversee assigned technical staff, ensuring that services and schemes comply with legislation, policies, processes and approved budgets.
• Conduct consultation and liaison with external bodies and the public, representing the service at meetings and public events, and handling enquiries.
• Coordinate work with external agencies to ensure alignment with joint objectives and related work streams.
• Analyse issues and trends, identifying improvements that support safer, more effective public spaces and service provision.
• Provide expert technical advice on policies, specifications, procurement, scheme design and the evaluation of engineering and transport projects.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of standards, processes and policies across the Highways service.
• Ensure accurate data collection, storage and record‑keeping to support consultations, legal processes and analysis of trends and performance.
• Ability to plan projects and coordinate the work of others, including team members, consultants and contractors.
• Ability to persuade/influence a wide range of stakeholders and motivate technical teams.
• Confident communicator able to convey technical information clearly.
• Ability to represent the service at public consultations, meetings and engagement events.
• Ability to travel between sites (public transport or valid UK driving licence).
• Ability to work from our central offices and project site offices a minimum of two days a week.
• Ability to work occasional nights and infrequent weekends.

• Degree in a relevant engineering or traffic/transportation discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or equivalent.
• Substantial experience in developing highway engineering schemes, design and construction.
• Knowledge of legislation, regulations, standards and processes relating to highways, construction and transportation.
• Extensive understanding of contract and project management, including cost control and quality assurance.
• Substantial knowledge of health and safety legislation and its application to engineering, construction and maintenance for highway schemes.

Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with an existing right to work in the UK.

• £50,533 per year – estimated.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work‑life balance.
• 28 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days after two years.
• Remote working for parts of the week.
• Professional development and support in your areas of interest.
• Opportunities to work on projects that shape communities and improve lives.
• Part‑time New Remote pay range £42,839 to £49,282 (pro‑rated).