Highway Engineer

Role Responsibility

Fixed Term Full Time - 24 months

Full or part time Highway Design Engineer (full time 37 hours – Mon-Fri) 

Pay Grade: KR9 & KR10 roles

Salary range: KR9: £32,485 - £36,693; KR10: £36,866 - £43,011

The KR10 Senior Highway Engineer advert can be found here

Do you want to make a difference to how we can transform the way people travel, the environment we live in and have a positive influence on individuals health and wellbeing? If so please read on and get in touch!! 

An interesting opportunity has arisen for Highway Design Engineers at Engineer (KR9 salary band) or Senior Engineer (KR10 salary band) level to work within the Active Travel Infrastructure Team in the Road Safety and Active Travel Group.   

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual that has the knowledge, understanding and passion to make active travel (walking, wheeling and cycling) more accessible for all.  

 We are looking for individuals with a passion and proven track record in the design of highway improvements and the delivery of high quality services in the highway sector. The role will be making the highway safer for all, tackling congestion and assisting in supporting growth within Kent.

We work as a whole-council, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do so you will need to demonstrate that you are customer focused.  The role requires strong communication skills and will involve working closely with our Members and District/Borough/Parish Councillors. The ability to actively project manage and be accountable for delivering schemes on time and to budget is essential.

You must be well organised, numerate, attentive to detail and have excellent IT skills as well as having excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You need to be flexible, adaptable, enjoy working in a team, be able to manage competing demands by careful prioritisation and switch between tasks. You also need to be able to work on your own initiative with minimum supervision.

The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

In return we offer a competitive salary, flexible working practices, Health and Wellbeing support, a diverse and inclusive work culture, generous annual leave allowance, local government pension scheme, Kent Rewards, comprehensive professional learning and development and an opportunity to work in a growing sector with a team focused on delivering high quality Active Travel interventions and infrastructure. 

These are full time positions (although part time hours would be considered). 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. 

Contact Details

If you have any queries about the role please contact Jamie Watson or Sebastian Bures by email: jamie.watson@kent.gov.uk or Sebastian.bures@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.