Senior Engineers

Warwickshire County Council • Warwick, RI

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About The Position

Warwickshire County Council is seeking Senior Engineers in Highways S278 to deliver developer-funded highway improvement schemes across Warwickshire. The role focuses on improving road safety, reducing congestion and enhancing connectivity through projects such as new link roads, junction upgrades, cycling schemes and active-travel projects.

The postholder will provide senior technical leadership, supervise technical staff with varying levels of experience, and manage minor and major highway projects through feasibility, detailed design, procurement and construction. The role includes resolving project issues, applying governance arrangements, monitoring costs, managing construction and professional-services contracts, preparing consultant work packages and reports, and developing fee proposals for S278 works. The postholder will engage with developers, clients, colleagues and other stakeholders, handle financial queries, manage competing priorities, make sound decisions in difficult circumstances, and work in a matrix environment.

The role requires the ability to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English. Warwickshire County Council describes itself as committed to inclusion and to providing a supportive workplace. It offers a pension scheme, agile working, annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Requirements

• Confident, experienced civil engineering professional.
• Extensive highways technical knowledge.
• Experience with NEC contract administration.
• Ability to supervise technical staff with varying levels of experience and ability.
• Ability to manage minor and major highway projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgement and make critical decisions.
• Ability to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Supervise technical staff to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Resolve issues during project feasibility, detailed design, contract procurement and construction.
• Implement prescribed project governance arrangements.
• Monitor and manage costs to ensure effective project control.
• Effectively manage construction and professional-services contracts.
• Build relationships, engage with colleagues and stakeholders, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Calculate fee proposals for S278 works and discuss them with developers and other clients.
• Monitor costs and address financial queries.
• Prepare work packages for consultants through the professional-services framework.
• Prepare reports for the Team Manager, Service Manager or Head of EDS as appropriate.
• Manage conflicting priorities and demands associated with local-authority infrastructure delivery.
• Remain composed in difficult circumstances, exercise sound judgement and make critical decisions.
• Work in a matrix environment.
• Speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution rate typically around 19 percent per month.
• Valuable pension-scheme benefits for members and their dependants.
• Agile working.
• Generous annual leave entitlement, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
• Access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed