Overview
Development Management Implementation (DMI) Senior Engineer
Are you a dynamic, creative and delivery focused Highways Engineering / Transport Planning professional? Can you use your first-rate technical skills to assist Tetra Tech in a new and exciting relationship with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC)? If so, we would like to hear from you.
HCC has recently awarded Tetra Tech in partnership with co-consultant partners Jacobs and Tony Gee and Partners, their Professional Services Contract (PSC) for the delivery of Highways and Transport Professional Services. The PSC is a long-term contract and requires a close working partnership within the Council’s overall Highways ‘One Service’. Within the PSC, Tetra Tech is responsible for the Development Management Implementation (DMI) Service function and to provide support to other service areas within the One Service. The DMI Team currently responsible for the service delivery is circa 20 staff members.
Tetra Tech is seeking an experienced Highways Engineer / Transport Planner at either Senior or Principal Consultant grade to be a team leader, technical specialist and key member of the DMI Team. This is a pivotal, challenging and exciting role, which requires the person to manage a team of staff and provide technical work outputs to internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners.
The successful candidate will have the ability if desired to follow a hybrid office / working from home approach in the role.
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage a team of staff within the DMI service function.
* Provide technical work outputs to internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners.
* Deliver Highways and Transport professional services under the PSC for HCC and associated clients.
* Collaborate within the Council’s Highways ‘One Service’ framework and with co-consultants.
* Contribute to project planning, programme development and delivery.
Requirements
* Significant highway design experience, ideally working on behalf of a local authority; experience with private sector developers is beneficial.
* Experience in providing professional and technical advice with highways Section 278 and Section 38 agreements, including preparation or review of developers’ proposals and checking specifications for works on adopted highways or roads offered for adoption.
* Proven project management capabilities; staff management experience is desirable but not essential.
* Ability to prepare work programmes, costings and budget management/monitoring for highway schemes.
* Experience reviewing developers’ method statements and traffic management proposals.
* Experience undertaking road safety audits at all appropriate stages of a scheme.
* Experience carrying out site inspections during and after construction, including preparation of remedial works and liaison with developers.
* Experience reviewing Transport Assessments and other transport and highways documents received as part of planning applications.
* Ability to provide pre-application advice to developers on Transport and Highways matters.
Preferred Qualifications
* Degree or Masters in a relevant subject (e.g., civil engineering, transport planning).
* Professional accreditation, such as MICE or CIHT.
About Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.
At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.
For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the Careers section of our website.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.
We are very happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.
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