Salary: £31,537 to £42,839 per annum
Grade: H-JK (Career Graded)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 Hours per week
Location: Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire
Would you like to be part of our friendly, welcoming Highways team, proud to manage all aspects of the highway network?
Our area includes the vibrant towns of Harrogate and Knaresborough, the historic Cathedral City of Ripon, and surrounding towns such as Pateley Bridge and Boroughbridge.
With easy access to the beautiful Vale of York just off the A1, it's a region full of character and community spirit. Join us in keeping this vital and scenic network running smoothly.
The Role
We hybrid work with a mixture of working from home and from our office in Boroughbridge, however your role will take you out and about to help oversee the specific projects and engage with the local communities.
You would be part of a team of five project engineers and a senior project engineer reporting to the Improvement Manager. You'd also be working alongside a team of nine highway officers, and a senior project engineer who report to the Maintenance Manager, our Highways Customer Communications Officer, Area Manager and business support colleagues.
Find out more about opportunities in Highways here: Highways Opportunities.
Could you help us:
* design/oversee consultants designing, and project manage/oversee consultants project managing a significant workload of highway maintenance (approx. £5m annually) involving carriageway and footway resurfacing, drainage schemes, landslips, renewal of road markings and cattlegrids?
* liaise regularly with our delivery partners NYH, maintaining positive relationships?
* prepare documents and provide information to support decision making between October and April about when roads and footpaths are gritted?
* during May to September, prepare for the next winter gritting season?
* implement changes to parking and loading restrictions and speed limits by carrying out Statutory consultations and writing up committee reports?
* process temporary road closures to allow our own works and events on the highway to go ahead?
* respond to the many customer contacts we receive from our elected members, town and parish councils and members of the public?
An excellent candidate eligible to join us on Grade JK would have either HNC Civil Engineering or equivalent and the experience to deliver some (not all) of the work aspects described above.
However, we would seriously consider suitable applicants who have transferable skills but don't yet possess exactly the right qualifications or experience. You would need the relevant qualifications and ambition which would permit entry to HNC Civil Engineering on day release to begin your technical career journey with us. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are necessary and the desire to work in a team environment where cooperation and negotiation is required is essential.
What we Offer
We are a strong performing authority, with supportive political leadership and talented teams providing the platform to have a fulfilling, challenging and successful career in a truly stunning place.
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.
These include:
* a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
* salary sacrifice schemes
* modern flexible working practices
* learning and development packages
* career advancement opportunities
* employee discount benefits including shopping and gym discounts
* green car and cycle schemes
* travel loans
* Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
Contact
North Yorkshire Council is interested in hearing from anyone who feels they would be a suitable fit for this role. For an informal chat, please contact Heather Yendall on or email
Key Dates
Closing date: Sunday 5th October 2025
Interviews: Thursday 16th October 2025
Key Documents
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North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
Highways Project Engineer
Salary: £31,537 - £42,839 per annum
Posted: 16/09/2025
Closing date: 05/10/2025
Closing time: 23:59