Highways Project Engineer

North Yorkshire Council; Whitby; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is looking for a Project Engineer to manage highway maintenance projects, working both in the office and on-site. The ideal candidate should have an HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent. Key responsibilities include overseeing maintenance projects, liaising with partners, and preparing necessary documentation. The role offers competitive benefits including a local pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution

Salary sacrifice schemes

Flexible working practices

Learning and development packages

Career advancement opportunities

Employee discounts

Green car and cycle schemes

Travel loans

Health Assured support

Qualifications

• Eligible to join us on Grade JK with HNC Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in highway maintenance is preferred.
• Transferable skills and ambition acceptable for entry-level position.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee projects for highway maintenance.
• Maintain relationships with delivery partners.
• Prepare decision-making documents for road gritting.
• Plan for future winter gritting seasons.
• Implement parking and loading restriction changes.
• Process temporary road closures.
• Respond to customer contacts and concerns.

Skills

Excellent communication

Problem-solving skills

Teamwork

Education

HNC Civil Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Would you like to be part of our friendly, welcoming, Area 3 Highways team who are proud to manage all aspects of the highway network we look after which includes Whitby, Scarborough, Filey and many pretty villages such as Goathland and Grosmont, both within the North York Moors National Park?

Role

We hybrid work with a mixture of working from home and from our offices, however your role will take you out and about to help oversee the specific projects and engage with the local communities.

You would be part of a team of five project engineers and a senior project engineer reporting to the Improvement Manager. You’d also be working alongside a team of nine highway officers, and a senior project engineer who report to the Maintenance Manager, our Highways Customer Communications Officer, Area Manager and business support colleagues.

Find out more about opportunities in Highways here: Highways Opportunities.

Responsibilities

• design/oversee consultants designing, and project manage/oversee consultants project managing a significant workload of highway maintenance (approx. £5m annually) involving carriageway and footway resurfacing, drainage schemes, landslips, renewal of road markings and cattlegrids?
• liaise regularly with our delivery partners NYH, maintaining positive relationships?
• prepare documents and provide information to support decision making between October and April about when roads and footpaths are gritted?
• during May to September, prepare for the next winter gritting season?
• implement changes to parking and loading restrictions and speed limits by carrying out Statutory consultations and writing up committee reports?
• process temporary road closures to allow our own works and events on the highway to go ahead?
• respond to the many customer contacts we receive from our elected members, town and parish councils and members of the public?

Qualifications

An excellent candidate eligible to join us on Grade JK would have either HNC Civil Engineering or equivalent and the experience to deliver some (not all) of the work aspects described above.

However, we would seriously consider suitable applicants who have transferable skills but don’t yet possess exactly the right qualifications or experience. You would need the relevant qualifications and ambition which would permit entry to HNC Civil Engineering on day release to begin your technical career journey with us. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are necessary and the desire to work in a team environment where cooperation and negotiation is required is essential.

What we Offer

We are a strong performing authority, with supportive political leadership and talented teams providing the platform to have a fulfilling, challenging and successful career in a truly stunning place.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
• salary sacrifice schemes
• modern flexible working practices
• learning and development packages
• career advancement opportunities
• employee discount benefits including shopping and gym discounts
• green car and cycle schemes
• travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Contact

We are interested in hearing from anyone who feels they would be a suitable fit for this role. For an informal chat, please contact Richard Marr at [e-mail] or 07730 498831.

Key Dates

Closing date: Sunday 16th November 2025

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.