Highways and Traffic Engineer (Full Time)

Environment Journal; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Annual leave 23 days + public holidays

Training & development

Career progression

Job summary

Hull City Council is seeking a Highways and Traffic Engineer to lead complex schemes from feasibility through to delivery, within the Major Projects and Infrastructure team in Hull. You will engage with residents, Members and partners to shape sustainable transport improvements.

You will manage design, safety and traffic projects, supervise site works, and ensure compliance with CDM and highway standards, while coordinating with internal teams and external consultants.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or HNC Civil Engineering with relevant experience.
• In-depth knowledge of highways design and/or traffic/road safety engineering.
• Experience with AutoCAD drafting and relevant IT packages.
• Good understanding of current highway design codes and standards.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation.
• Full UK driving license and ability to travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead Highway and Traffic Design (from feasibility to implementation) of various schemes from highway maintenance, highway design, traffic, road safety and active travel schemes.
• Preparing design calculations, drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, contract documents (NEC4) and other project documentation as required.
• Project management of Highways Civil and Traffic Engineering schemes including financial control of scheme budgets.
• Provide specialist technical information to internal and external colleagues.
• Site supervision of works (including surveying).
• Compliance with H&S standards (CDM regulations).

Skills

Highways design knowledge

Traffic engineering

Road safety engineering

Driving license

Education

Degree Qualified or HNC Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Highways and Traffic Engineer

Salary

£46,579 - £49,817

Expires

30/11/2026

Location

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Job Type

Full Time

Three Full Time, Permanent positions available.

We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Highways Civil Engineer to be part of regenerating the City of Hull. The city is undergoing a transformation with substantial public and private sector investment in housing, capital infrastructure supporting leisure, culture and the environment and leading the way on renewable energy and flood resilience.

You will play a key role in leading infrastructure development needed to deliver our aspirations for clean economic growth and sustainable travel. You will be part of an award-winning Major Projects and Infrastructure team that is transforming the city with its proactive approach and partnership working.

You will work as part of the Design and Commissioning team and participate in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment with freedom to lead and implement key highway and traffic infrastructure schemes within Hull.

The successful candidate will be able to engage with a range of stakeholders, including residents and elected Members to deliver improvements to meet the needs of the city.

Hull City Council provides a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees. This includes policies and support to help balance home life with work commitments, excellent learning and development opportunities, a defined benefit pension scheme and employee discounts from a range of suppliers via our Hull Plus website.

If you are excited by the opportunity to play a central role in the Design and Commissioning Team within Hull City Council and share our values to provide aspirational benefits to the people of Hull, then we’d like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead Highway and Traffic Design (from feasibility to implementation) of various schemes from highway maintenance, highway design, traffic, road safety and active travel schemes
• Preparing design calculations, drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, contract documents (NEC4) and other project documentation as required.
• Project management of Highways Civil and Traffic Engineering schemes including financial control of scheme budgets
• Provide specialist technical information to internal and external colleagues.
• Site supervision of works (including surveying)
• Compliance with H&S standards (CDM regulations).

Experience Preferred

• Degree Qualified or HNC Civil Engineering with relevant experience
• In depth knowledge of highways design and / or traffic / road safety engineering
• Substantial experience of AutoCad drafting and relevant IT packages.
• Good understanding and application of current highway design codes and standards
• Good understanding of current health and safety legislation
• Full UK driving license and ability to travel to sites.

ROLE AND PURPOSE

The post holder will take a lead role as a Traffic and Highway Engineer within a flexible team that investigate, develop, design, commission and manage high quality civil engineering projects which contribute to the objectives of the City Council’s aims, policies and strategies.

The type of projects could range across traffic engineering and highways civil engineering including; Traffic Regulation Orders, road safety schemes, design and construction of Highway Engineering schemes such as junction improvements, lay-bys, traffic calming, car parking areas and planned maintenance of carriageways and footways as required within the team.

To assist the Highways Manager - Design and Commissioning in the provision of an effective service that will significantly support community sustainability through maintaining the highway asset, promoting sustainable transport and reduce road traffic accidents in an efficient and co-ordinated manner which impacts upon the local physical environment.

To provide a consultancy service for internal and external partners such as the Asset Management Team, Permit team and others, such as the Area Teams, DfT (Department for Transport), Safer Roads Humber, Local Businesses which is customer focused, that works within budgets, tight timescales and ensures compliance to the latest statutory and technical requirements.

To undertake report writing and project management of projects which may require some unsociable hours works (committee meetings / consultation events / nighttime civils works etc.)

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• 1. Strategy - To provide effective leadership and guidance to investigate, develop, design and manage, high quality traffic and highways engineering projects, road safety improvement schemes, which in turn will contribute to the objectives of the City Council’s Strategies and Plans.
• 2. Customer Focus - To provide a positive approach to customer service, ensuring that service delivery recognises the differing needs of local communities through liaison with Area Teams and others, and is tailored to meet those needs. To develop embedded, responsive, informative, professional advice and concise feedback to Area Teams and others, such that the service delivery satisfies local community needs and reflects the political and democratic dimensions of the City Council.
• 3. Performance Management - To manage and provide modifications and improvement projects related to the highway network and elsewhere within the city and confidently deliver projects to specification, cost, quality and time.
• 4. Leadership - To take a lead role in commissioning of a ‘Value for Money’ service, where the customer is at the heart to enable investment planning, co-ordination and delivery of the highway assets, and that service providers are effectively managed and represent value for money.
• 5. Statutory Obligations - To promote, monitor and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and Council policies with particular emphasis on promoting Health and Safety matters. To ensure that projects and contractors accord with legislation, regulations and codes of practice relating to the highway, safety and traffic flow and to ensure that current corporate procurement rules and audit are met.
• 6. Commission and project manage specialist investigations, surveys and designs from specialist external consultants and developers.
• 7. Deputise for the Manager as required on all relevant issues and assist in the effective management of the employees and resources allocated to the team and effectively communicate with, support and encourage employees within the team.
• 8. Participate in the development and implementation of Service Delivery Plan for the Highway Design and Strategy Group and Highway Asset Management group and ensure delivery of the relevant outcomes for the Team.
• 9. Effectively manage within the budgets allocated.

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Compensation Grades:

GRADES 10.

Pay Ranges:

£46,579.00 - £49,817.00

Job Classifications:

3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to “our values” at the Council of People First, Respect, Learning, Ambition and Partnership. If these align with you then we welcome your application.

Closing date: 30 November 2026.

Company: Hull City Council

Salary: £46,579 - £49,817

Location: Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Sector: Highways

Sector: Traffic Management

Sector: Transport Planning

Job Role: Engineer