Job Title: Project Engineer – Highway Design
Location: Norwich
Salary: £39,248 to £43,517 per annum
Job Type: Full Time – Permanent
We’re looking for a highway design Project Engineers to join our busy design office team, working at the heart of Norfolk County Council delivering a range of highway improvement and maintenance projects.
Norfolk has one of the longest networks of roads of any county in the UK, and it also has a significant and ambitious programme of major improvement projects, totalling over £0.5bn.
We’re searching for Project Engineers who will lead a small County Hall based design team to support delivery of a of large major infrastructure projects and the County Council’s capital improvement and structural maintenance programmes. The Teams also design, and project manage developer and other externally funded District and Borough Council projects.
We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer to supervise other members of the team and ensure that all projects comply with standards and good practice. You will carry out all activities that ensure the team is able to deliver projects on time and on budget, as well as assist the completion of all necessary financial monitoring, technical checking and management of Health and Safety.
You will work closely with employees of our current professional services provider, WSP (either remotely or embedded within the Norfolk teams) and all key stakeholders to ensure new infrastructure is safe and constructed to all relevant standards.
You will have excellent contractual awareness and experience with the ability to build successful relationships with contractors, developers, Local Members and other key stakeholders.
Shortlisting will take place on a regular basis and applications reviewed therefore we would encourage you to submit your CV and Supporting Statement at your earliest opportunity.
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
Benefits of working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions .
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
Closing date: 30 June 2023
ABOUT US
We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county offers people a great place to live, work and visit, as well as providing an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the County.
We provide high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils in order to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
