Assistant Traffic Engineer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Assistant Traffic Engineer
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor 
• Salary:                               £30,825 - £38,223 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     05/05/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:   8418 
• This post is not open to job share

Apply for the role of Assistant Traffic Engineer and take the opportunity to progress your career, helping to design and deliver projects that create a safer highway that improves sustainable travel.

Join our team of skilled engineers!

About The Team & Role: 

You will work on traffic engineering projects for urban and rural areas, from design to construction, under the Principal Engineer’s management and supervision. You will use design standards and software to produce high-quality design solutions and drawings. You will produce contract documents including cost estimates and specifications.

You will produce highway infrastructure designs that improve road safety and journeys for walking, cycling and other means of sustainable travel. You will learn to derive solutions that are innovative and cost-effective. As required you will undertake the role of site supervisor during the construction phase.

You will support the delivery of Traffic Regulation Orders to ensure the legal requirements of design proposals are met. You will undertake relevant processes to ensure the successful implementation of project including, the NRSWA process. You will liaise with other GCC teams to meet stakeholder needs.

This position offers a career progression pathway opportunity that allows you to increase your knowledge, skills and responsibilities to achieve the requirements of the higher grade.

To see further why developing your career with Gloucestershire County Council can be hugely rewarding please see the link below.

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/recruitment/highways-recruitment/

About You:

You have experience as a designer in highway and traffic engineering designer. You will be proficient in AutoCAD and other technical design software, ability to apply current Health and Safety and CDM regulations to your work.

You will have knowledge of relevant highway design standards and guidance and understand the principles of sustainable travel and equal opportunities. You will have the capability to supervise colleagues, find solutions to operational challenges, and work well under pressure.

If you have limited experience in highway design, you will have a degree in Civil Engineering with some experience of the use of AutoCad and knowledge and awareness of design standards.

About Us: 

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to apply:

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nathaniel Davis via email at Nathaniel.davis@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed during the advertisement period. As such the closing date may be altered subject to candidates being successful.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Job Profile - Assistant Traffic Engineer

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.