Assistant Engineer

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £39,939- £42,699 per annum + 10% Market Premia of top of grade per annum

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 30th April 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Engineer within the Traffic & Safety Team at Leicestershire County Council. We are looking for someone support the Senior Engineer with leading and developing engineering staff, whilst providing support to the Team Manager to provide high quality traffic management and road safety initiatives for the benefit of people living, working, and travelling in Leicestershire.

About the Role

This role will involve working alongside colleagues in the Traffic & Safety team, which covers a variety of areas such as Traffic Management, Road Safety, Road Safety Education, Bikeability and School Crossing Patrols.

As Assistant Engineer, you will be responsible for assisting the Senior Engineer with the design, appraisal and delivery of all new traffic-management and road safety schemes across Leicestershire. These projects will involve small-scale highway improvements such as new signing and lining schemes, Traffic Regulation Orders, Traffic Calming, Casualty Reduction schemes, highway public realm improvements, and active travel projects.

The successful candidate will have proven experience of working at a senior level in an engineering setting, with significant knowledge of current legislation, policies, technical guidance and standards - TSRGD, Traffic Signs Manuals, Traffic Management Act, CDM, LTN 1/20 etc. This also includes demonstrable experience of undertaking road safety audits, cluster site analysis and road studies with producing technical and non-technical reports or presentations based on outcomes and findings.

The Assistant Engineer role involves demonstrating exceptional leadership skills with the ability to supervise a team both in technical aspects and performance management. This includes excellent interpersonal skills, with being able to provide strategic and technical road safety advice to colleagues, members, partners, and stakeholders, including escalations and complaints from the residents of Leicestershire.

In addition to the above, the successful candidate will have strong IT skills with fluid experience in the use of AutoCAD for designing traffic schemes and the ability to interpret maps for scheme approvals and auditing. Use and experience of Microsoft packages are also essential requirements of the role with the ability.

The role involves working in a fast-paced hybrid working environment with significant responsibilities, diverse priorities, and challenging deadlines. If you enjoy thinking innovatively and developing forward-thinking solutions to complex traffic challenges, further information on how to apply for this role is listed below.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification (e.g. BTEC Higher in Civil Engineering) plus demonstrable experience as identified below
• Working in a commercial environment and delivering projects and programmes to time, quality and cost.
• Extensive and detailed knowledge of highway legislation and policies and procedures -Highways Act NRSWA, Traffic Management Act, Traffic Regulation Act, CDM, LTN 1/20 etc.
• Demonstrable experience in leading, developing, supervising, and managing members of a team, both in technical aspects and performance management
• Collaborative working with customers and key stakeholders to deliver outputs and outcomes
• Connecting with communities and localities through listening, dialogue and understanding community needs
• Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to shape and influence to achieve successful outcomes and to continue to build on the credibility of the Council and its services

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Fiona Blockley- Traffic & Safety Team Manager

Email: Fiona.Blockley@leics.gov.uk

Tel : 0116 305 0932

And/or

Gavin Neat- Senior Engineer - Traffic and Safety

Email: Gavin.Neat@leics.gov.uk

Tel: 0116 305 6799

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words.

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

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