Group Leader Highway Design in Salford

This influential role is your opportunity to make an enduring impact on one of the fastest growing communities in the North West while developing your career as both a leader and an engineering professional.

You will play an important part in achieving Salford’s vision for a truly integrated transport system within our city, linking seamlessly into the wider Greater Manchester network. Your technical talents and people skills can help us design and deliver schemes that build growth by enabling everyone to get around efficiently and safely.

The number and variety of projects in our pipeline provides huge potential to build your track record, experience and expertise.

Why join us as a leader 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 eLearning.
• Use of AI innovation. Hybrid/flexible working.
• Competitive package, including excellent pension.

Your role

• Undertake feasibility studies, conceptual, preliminary and detailed design.
• Manage a team of engineers and technicians via forecasting and resource tracking to an agreed business plan.
• Liaise with stakeholders, developers and their agents, elected members, senior officers and the public on projects.
• Prepare, manage, report and maintain project cost plans.
• Arrange the procurement of highway improvement works through competitive tendering.
• Supervise and monitor works on site.
• 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 accredited by the Engineering Council.
• Chartered Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers or the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
• Extensive experience in the design, implementation and supervision of engineering projects, with initiative and ingenuity in solving engineering problems.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, standards and procedures.
• Working knowledge of standard engineering specifications, conditions of contract and methods of measurement.
• Experience of managing and delivering feasibility studies including preparing reports, cost estimates, investigating problems and identifying options.
• The ability to deal appropriately and effectively with external organisations and statutory bodies.
• Effective people management skills.
• Extensive experience of AutoCAD software.
• Full UK driving licence.

Company: Salford City Council

Salary: £56,288 to £58,267

Location: Salford, Greater Manchester

Sector: Corporate Services, Corporate Management Team, Highways

Job Role: Officer