Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer within the Traffic & Safety Team at Leicestershire County Council. We are looking for someone to lead and develop engineering staff whilst providing support to the Team Manager to provide high quality traffic management and road safety initiatives for the benefit of people living, working and travelling in Leicestershire.
About the Role
This role will involve working alongside colleagues in the Traffic & Safety team which covers a variety of areas such as Traffic Management, Road Safety, Road Safety Education, Bikeability and School Crossing Patrols. As a Senior Engineer you will be responsible for overseeing the design, appraisal and delivery of all new traffic‑management and road safety schemes across Leicestershire. These projects will involve small‑scale highway improvements such as new signing and lining schemes, TROs, traffic calming, casualty reduction schemes, highway public realm improvements and active travel projects. The successful candidate will have proven experience of working at a senior level in an engineering setting with significant knowledge of current legislation, policies, technical guidance and standards – TSR, GD, Traffic Signs Manuals, Traffic Management Act, CDM, LTN 1/20 etc. This also includes demonstrable experience of highway project management and working in a commercial environment in relation to civil engineering or maintenance projects and works programmes, ensuring schemes are delivered on‑time, to budget, quality and cost.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term‑time working, part‑time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working etc.
The Senior Engineer role involves demonstrating exceptional leadership skills with the ability to lead and supervise a team both in technical aspects and performance management. This includes effective interpersonal skills to provide strategic and technical road safety advice to colleagues, members, partners, stakeholders and the residents of Leicestershire. In addition to the above the successful candidate will be required to write technical and non‑technical reports, prepare and deliver presentations and attend meetings with internal and external teams, members and stakeholders. IT skills with fluent experience in the use of AutoCAD for interpreting maps and approving traffic schemes along with MasterGOV and Microsoft packages are also essential requirements of the role. The role involves working in a fast‑paced hybrid working environment with significant responsibilities, diverse priorities and challenging deadlines. If you enjoy thinking innovatively and developing forward‑thinking solutions to complex traffic challenges further information on how to apply for this role is listed below.
About You
* A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification (e.g. BTEC Higher in Civil Engineering) plus demonstrable experience as identified below
* Working at a senior level in an engineering setting
* Developing and project managing significant civil engineering or maintenance projects or works programmes
* Extensive and detailed knowledge of highway legislation and policies, public sector procurement and contract documents
* Demonstrable experience in leading, developing, supervising and managing members of a team both in technical aspects and performance management
* Collaborative working with customers and key stakeholders to deliver outputs and outcomes
* Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to shape and influence to achieve successful outcomes and to continue to build on the credibility of the Council and its services
You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
#J-18808-Ljbffr