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Senior Engineer (Highways)

Stoke-on-Trent City Council • Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, GB • 21h ago

Directorate: Housing Regeneration and Operations

Section: Highways

Grade: Level 13

Salary: £46,731 - £49,764

Hours: 37

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer (Development Control) to join our dynamic Highways Team at Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

In this role, you will play a key part in shaping and enhancing our road network.

You’ll be responsible for delivering civil engineering projects, overseeing highway-related construction, and ensuring high-quality design approvals.

Working closely with both internal and external stakeholders, you’ll help drive forward large-scale and complex projects that make a real difference to our city.

What You’ll Do:

Lead and oversee the design, approval, and delivery of highway-related construction projects.

Ensure compliance with national and regional design specifications and safety standards.

Provide expert technical, design, and cost advice to internal and external clients.

Manage the evaluation and authorisation of externally designed engineering schemes.

Uphold the highest health, safety, and environmental standards for staff, contractors, and the public.

Engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including the public and elected members.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on impactful projects, shape the future of Stoke-on-Trent’s highways, and develop your career within a forward-thinking and supportive team.

If you’re passionate about highways engineering and looking for a challenging yet rewarding role, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply now and be part of a team making a difference!

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

To Apply - please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.