At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting highway design projects and manage a talented team of engineers.
- Company: Join Salford City Council, shaping the future of transport in Greater Manchester.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, excellent pension, and hybrid working options.
- Other info: Access to professional development and innovative AI tools in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on transport systems while advancing your engineering career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Civil Engineering and experience in highway design required.
The predicted salary is between 47181 - 50269 £ per year.
This role is an opportunity to advance your leadership career in a role that will help transform transport and travel in Salford.
You will be supporting Group Leaders with delivering a large, varied programme of schemes – you can make a key contribution to achieving Salford’s vision of a truly integrated transport system within our city, linking seamlessly into the wider Greater Manchester network.
The number and variety of projects in our pipeline provide huge potential to build your track record, experience and expertise as an engineer and leader.
Why join us in Highway Design?
- Large in-house technical team (30+ colleagues) with strong capabilities and wide-ranging experience.
- Extensive pipeline of work with a wide range of projects to make your mark on.
- The opportunity to see projects all the way through the lifecycle.
- Strong focus on professional development, with formal links to the ICE.
- Dedicated leadership and digital skills development programmes, tools and e Learning.
- Use of AI innovation.
- Hybrid/flexible working.
- Competitive package, including excellent pension.
Your role
You will have a vital leadership role in support of a Highways Group Leader. We want you to:
- Undertake feasibility studies, conceptual, preliminary and detailed design.
- Prepare, manage, report and maintain project cost plans.
- Manage a team of engineers and technicians, supervising junior members of the team, including programming and allocating work, assisting in training and development, setting goals and monitoring performance.
- Support the Group Leader in arranging the procurement of highway improvement works through competitive tendering.
- Supervise and monitor works on site.
- Liaise with stakeholders, developers and their agents, elected members, senior officers and the public on projects.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant standards, regulations and legislation.
- Set and work to personal deadlines and targets.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related subject.
- Qualified membership of a professional engineering institution or working towards this status.
- Strong track record in the design, implementation, and supervision of engineering projects, with a focus on highway design.
- Proven experience of managing and delivering feasibility studies, including preparing reports, cost estimates, investigating problems and identifying options.
- A good understanding of all relevant standards, Codes of Practice, Health & Safety legislation and current relevant design methods.
- Initiative and ingenuity in solving engineering problems.
- The ability to deal appropriately and effectively with external organisations.
- Experience of successfully managing junior staff.
- Strong skills in Auto CAD software.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Company: Salford City Council
- Sector: Highways
- Sector: Highways Maintenance
- Sector: Traffic Management
- Job Role: Engineer
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Senior Engineer: Highway Design in Salford employer: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Salford City Council is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where you can significantly impact the transport landscape of Salford. With a strong focus on professional development and a diverse range of projects, employees benefit from extensive training opportunities, including leadership and digital skills programmes, while enjoying a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements. Join us to be part of a collaborative team dedicated to creating a seamless transport system in Greater Manchester.
Contact Details:
Kirklees Metropolitan Council Recruitment Team
