Senior Engineer
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About Us
Job Title Senior Engineer (x3 vacancies)
Salary Range £42,192 - £58,752
Full Time, Permanent
Location Wandsworth, London
Objective of role
Are you an ambitious and talented civil engineer seeking to take the next step in your career?
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils have an exciting opportunities for 3 Senior Engineers within the Traffic and Engineering section responsible for the management and delivery of highway engineering services.
You will have the opportunity to work on highway projects in the London Borough of Wandsworth, where you will be taking responsibility from feasibility study through to design and implementation.
This is a fast moving and dynamic team which will suit talented and ambitious professionals seeking to take the next step in their career. You will be working in a stimulating and supportive environment, where you will have the opportunity to further develop and pursue an engineering professional qualification.
About the role
You will be responsible for the design and delivery of highway public realm improvements, active travel projects and traffic calming / causality reduction schemes to support Wandsworth's transport initiatives. You will also have the opportunity to work on Section 106 and 278 projects, drainage and Sustainable drainage systems projects to safeguard the Council's highways interest and to reduce the risk of surface water flooding.
Engineering knowledge and experience: You will need to demonstrate appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of engineering problems. You will support Principal Engineers on relevant service and operational matters.
Regulatory compliance: You will ensure design standards / best practices are followed, and compliance with all health and safety requirements such as the Construction Design and Management Regulations.
Technical and commercial leadership: You will need to demonstrate effective project implementation, namely plan, budget, orgainse direct and control of tasks, people and resources. You will be required to use your programme and contract management skills to demonstrate excellent budgetary and financial management.
Effective interpersonal skills: You will ensure all Member and general enquires about service delivery are dealt with promptly and effectively. This would include attending public meetings to actively engage with residents and businesses, and to explain engineering proposals in a non-technical manner.
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Qualifications- sound theoretical and practical highway / traffic engineering application demonstrated via a professional qualification or equivalent or working towards such qualification.
Knowledge-working knowledge of highways, street works, and any other relevant legislations such as health and safety requirements.
Proven experience- in delivering highway projects.
Commercially astute
IT Skills-Good IT skills, which will include the use of AutoCAD and Microsoft packages.
This role is ideal for a highways engineer who wishes to take on additional technical and management responsibilities.
Closing Date: Sunday 16th February 2025 (23.59)
Shortlisting Date: W/C 17th February 2025
Interview Date: W/C 24th February 2025
Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils