Traffic Engineering Team Manager (Engineering and Surveying) in Gloucester

Location: Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG

Contract duration: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week (09:00-17:00)

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Rate: PAYE £60,532.00 per annum

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the Traffic Engineering team, providing project management, engineering design and contract management services for the Council’s capital highway programme.
• Provide confident leadership and effective management to ensure the operational delivery of the service.
• Lead the delivery of a substantial programme of highway improvements, ensuring projects are delivered safely, to budget and within agreed programmes.
• Oversee the delivery of highway and traffic engineering schemes throughout their lifecycle, including road safety and casualty reduction, safer roads and community initiatives, active travel and sustainable transport, public transport improvements, accessibility improvements, congestion reduction, carbon reduction and environmental improvements, and innovation and value-for-money initiatives.
• Act as the engineering lead on transport and highway projects, ensuring appropriate technical and engineering standards are maintained.
• Ensure project designs comply with current Department for Transport guidance, national standards, best practice and Council requirements.
• Oversee project management, design development, programming, coordination and resource planning.
• Manage and supervise contractors during construction, ensuring works are delivered in accordance with approved designs, budgets, specifications and NEC or equivalent contract arrangements.
• Ensure appropriate construction health and safety procedures are followed throughout the project lifecycle, including CDM Regulations 2015 and other relevant legislation.
• Undertake or oversee Principal Designer responsibilities where required.
• Ensure effective procurement and contract management in accordance with Council and national procurement requirements.
• Manage team resources, budgets and financial targets to achieve cost-effective and high-quality project delivery.
• Monitor programme performance, expenditure, risks, resources and service outcomes.
• Drive continual improvement through digital delivery tools, lessons learned, client feedback and innovative approaches, including the effective use of AI.
• Develop and maintain effective project management and engineering design processes.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with senior Council officers, Members, operational teams, strategic partners, contractors and external stakeholders.
• Promote the Traffic Engineering service and its projects across the Council and relevant partnership networks.
• Support the development of a motivated, skilled and inclusive team through coaching, training, performance management and recruitment.
• Ensure performance reviews are undertaken and staff have appropriate development and learning opportunities.
• Contribute to strategic and operational development across the wider service and directorate.
• Prepare, review and maintain appropriate health and safety policies and ensure they are implemented effectively.
• Manage competing priorities and respond effectively to changing and unpredictable demands.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion and a positive working environment across the team and service.
• Maintain high standards of professional conduct, accountability, safety, quality and customer service.
• Undertake travel throughout Gloucestershire and participate in out-of-hours duties when required.

Person Specification:

Experience:

• Significant experience managing and leading an engineering or technical team.
• Strong professional experience in highway and traffic engineering design, including traffic management, road safety and/or active travel schemes.
• Experience leading engineering aspects of transport or highway projects.
• Proven experience in construction management and supervising contractors.
• Experience managing projects through design, procurement and construction stages.
• Experience of project programming, coordination, resource planning and budget management.
• Experience managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including negotiation, influencing and professional challenge.
• Experience applying construction health and safety requirements, including CDM Regulations 2015.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary environment.

Knowledge & Technical Skills:

• Degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body such as ICE, CIHT or IHE.
• Strong knowledge of current highway and traffic engineering design standards, guidance and best practice.
• Good understanding of the highway operational environment and the ability to develop practical solutions to operational constraints.
• Knowledge of current construction health and safety legislation and CDM requirements.
• Understanding of the duties and responsibilities of the Client and Principal Designer under CDM.
• Strong understanding of project management processes and construction delivery.
• Knowledge of sustainable transport and the role engineering can play in improving accessibility, reducing congestion, carbon emissions and environmental impacts.
• Ability to apply sound engineering judgement when balancing competing technical, operational, financial and stakeholder requirements.
• Strong financial and resource management skills.
• Ability to use digital tools and innovative methods to improve project and service delivery.

Leadership & Communication:

• Strong team management, leadership and supervisory skills.
• Ability to motivate, develop and support staff and create a positive, inclusive working environment.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, senior managers, Members, contractors, partners and other stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate complex engineering and project information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Confident decision-maker who can accept responsibility and accountability for service and project outcomes.
• Ability to work collaboratively within wider multidisciplinary teams.

Personal Attributes:

• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines.
• Able to work effectively under pressure and demonstrate emotional resilience in challenging environments.
• Flexible, creative, proactive and self-motivated.
• Able to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a wider team.
• Strong commitment to health, safety and staff wellbeing.
• Demonstrates accountability, integrity, empowerment, respect and excellence.
• Committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusive service delivery.
• Willing to adapt to changing patterns of demand and reprioritise work when required.
• Full, valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout Gloucestershire.
• Willingness to undertake out-of-hours duties when required.