Job Description

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Engineer to join our Highway Development team at Peterborough, one of the fasted growing cities in the UK. As a growth city and unitary authority, you will represent the Local Highway Authority and have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of highway development control by working on high profile development projects from the initial planning application right through to construction on site and be involved in various new innovative engineering solutions such as Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs).

This is a unique opportunity where there is always something new and opportunities for growing your knowledge and experience through on the job training, but also formal structured training on new such guidance such as LTN1/20. The main duties involve providing specialist highway advice on planning applications from minor to major level as well as undertaking detailed technical assessment of Section 38/278 highway applications which includes visits to site on occasion.

Civil engineer or Transport Planner and concerned that you may not have experience in both areas? It\'s not a barrier to your application as structured training will be provided to help you grow your skills and experience in the role.

Our friendly team are based at Dodson house which is easily accessed via the A1 and the superb parkway system as well as working from home days in line with the councils agile working policy. In addition to this we offer:

• Flexible working hours scheme which allows for the ability to accrue one additional day leave per month
• Hybrid working involving working part of the week remotely
• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days after 5 years\' service) plus bank holidays
• A generous Local Government pension scheme
• 2 days paid volunteering
• Plus, a supportive and friendly Highways team that support development and learning.

Please note that this role is also subject to a +5% market supplement on top of your agreed starting salary!

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the team manager, feel free to contact Nick Greaves via email: .

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire/Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.

Peterborough City Council