Senior Engineer

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, Traffic Regulation Orders, 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 - TSRGD, 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.

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 fluid 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 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

To apply for this post, you must have experience of:

• A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification (e.g. BTEC Higher in Civil Engineering) plus you should be working towards I.Eng or C.Eng.
• 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.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer. 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.

Interested in Flexible Working? We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term‑time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background – we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive – both personally and professionally. If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected.