Principal Local Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and maintenance of essential infrastructure that supports our communities in the UK's largest local authority as part of Local Engineering Team within Highways. This team provides a frontline local link for the provision of Highway services and specific advice on most highway-related matters to local residents, Councillors, MPs, businesses, community forums/groups, emergency services, transport operators, neighbouring local authorities, developers and many other internal and external stakeholders. What you'll do...

• Use a diverse range of project management skills to design and implement highway improvements.
• Prepare and manage Traffic Regulation Orders, traffic calming measures, and pedestrian schemes.
• Design signage and schemes associated with Section 278 Agreements.
• Utilise design software such as AutoCAD, TrafxPLAN Lines (formerly KeyLINES), and TrafxPLAN Sign (formerly KeySIGNS) for project delivery.
• Analyse road traffic collision data using relevant databases to identify trends.
• Develop and implement safety improvement schemes across the city based on collision analysis.
This role will provide service and programme assurance, ensuring controls are in place to mark progress, manage budgets, implementation of equality obligations, managing risks and to ensure services are delivered in line with Highways policies and design specifications.

Do you have experience in highway design and are looking to make a tangible impact on local infrastructure and community safety?, This role will require experience in general civil engineering but more specifically in traffic management and transportation engineering fields as well as delivering a more customer focus highway service.
• Demonstrate experience in relevant discipline or able to demonstrate equivalent standard.
• Demonstrate the ability to design and implement highway improvement schemes in an urban environment using CAD.
• Display experience of managing projects in a highway related discipline including supervision and administration of Contractors activities.
As a Principal Local Engineer, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for the development and design of highway improvement schemes. A full UK driving licence is also required.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.