Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Engineering & Streetscene Team at Bury Council. The service provides a range of services for the residents of Bury such as the upkeep of roads, pavements, street lighting, bridges and other structures.

As an Assistant Project Engineer in our Engineering & Streetscene Team you will:

Assist in the project managing and delivering of high profile infrastructure schemes, ensuring you deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints. Under the guidance of the Project Engineer, design and implement a wide variety of on-highway and off-highway improvement and maintenance projects for various clients, both internal and external to the Authority. Provide a professional service in the preparation of outline and detailed design drawings, cost estimates, and contract documents; developing procurement strategies to identify efficient and cost-effective delivery methodologies.

What makes you our ideal Assistant Project Engineer?

Relevant Level 6 qualification, such as civil/structural engineering. Experience and understanding of the financial, legal and political workings of a local authority. Good knowledge and experience of budget management, costing of programmes, contracting, project management and strong organisation and time management skills.

Reporting to the Project Engineer, the role will be based at Bradley Fold Depot, Bradley Fold, Radcliffe, BL2 6RS.


Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week.

About Bury

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.


As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.


We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Andy Southgate - Group Manager (Major Projects) on a.m.southgate@bury.gov.uk