Highway Design Technician | Career Path to Senior Engineer

Darlington Borough Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days Annual Leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi-time scheme

Flexible working

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Darlington Borough Council is seeking a highway design professional to join the team responsible for delivering highway improvement projects across the Borough. The role supports safe, efficient and accessible transport, with opportunities to work on accessibility improvements, traffic management, bus priority initiatives and major network enhancements.

It is a career-graded post with progression from Assistant Technician to Senior Engineer depending on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• IT literate with ability to use Word and Excel.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a range of highway schemes across the borough.
• Support accessibility improvements, traffic management and road safety measures.
• Contribute to walking and cycling infrastructure projects and bus priority initiatives.

Skills

IT literate

Microsoft Office

Good communication

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Darlington Borough Council is seeking a highway design professional to join the team responsible for delivering highway improvement projects across the Borough. The role supports safe, efficient and accessible transport, with opportunities to work on accessibility improvements, traffic management, bus priority initiatives and major network enhancements.

It is a career-graded post with progression from Assistant Technician to Senior Engineer depending on qualifications and experience.