Senior Engineer, Area Manager - Stevenage

Development Management Implementation (DMI) Area Manager

Are you a dynamic, creative and delivery focused Highways Engineering / Transport Planning professional? Can you use your first-rate technical, staff management, leadership and collaborative skills to assist Tetra Tech in a new and exciting relationship with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC)? If so, we would like to hear from you.

HCC has awarded Tetra Tech in partnership with co-consultant partners Jacobs and Tony Gee and Partners, their Professional Services Contract (PSC) for the delivery of Highways and Transport Professional Services. The PSC is a long-term contract and requires a close working partnership within the Council’s overall Highways ‘One Service’. Within the PSC, Tetra Tech is responsible for the Development Management Implementation (DMI) Service function and to provide support to other service areas within the One Service. The DMI team currently responsible for the service delivery is circa 20 staff members.

Tetra Tech is seeking an experienced Highway Engineer / Transport Planner to act as an Area Manager within the DMI team. This is a pivotal, challenging and exciting role, which requires the person to provide effective leadership for DMI engineers who are working in their area and be accountable for their professional and technical work outputs to all internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners.

You will use your technical skills to resolve complex transport and highways problems, managing projects and technical resources to deliver on time and to budget. This will need to be backed up by good project management skills, and the ability to manage staff and develop junior team members.

The successful candidate will have the ability if desired to follow a hybrid office / working from home approach in the role.

Requirements

• Significant highway design experience, ideally working on behalf of a local authority although working for a private sector developer would also be beneficial.
• Experience in providing professional and technical advice with highways Section 278 and Section 38 Agreement works, involving either preparation or review of developers’ proposals for highway works and checking specifications for works on adopted highways or roads offered for adoption.
• Proven team management capabilities and experience of direct line management and staff development responsibilities. This includes the ability to mentor and supervise staff.
• Experience of project management, including the preparation of work programmes, financial management and resource management to deliver projects on time and to budget.
• Reviewed developers’ method statements and traffic management proposals.
• Experience of undertaking road safety audits at all appropriate stages of the scheme.
• Carried out site inspections during and following construction period, including preparation of remedial works and liaison with developers and their agents.
• Reviewed Transport Assessments and other transport and highways related documents received as part of a planning application.
• Provided pre-application advice to developers on Transport and Highways matters.
• Experience of liaising with elected members and other key stakeholders such as resident groups as required, updating and advising them where appropriate.
• Demonstrated strong leadership qualities and be self‑motivated.
• Excellent written, analytical and presentation skillsli>

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree or Masters in a relevant subject (e.g., civil engineering, transport planning).
• Professional accreditation, such as MICE or CIHT.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high‑end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion‑dollar company with local, client‑focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science® to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.

For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the Careers section of our website.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

We are very happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.