Senior Engineer Environmental and Preventative

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Leicester is seeking a Senior Engineer to manage highway drainage maintenance within the Environment & Preventative team. The role involves supervising team members and delivering projects to manage flood risk. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering or Planning, relevant experience at a senior level, and strong communication skills. This position supports a hybrid working model, balancing professional and personal commitments. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Qualifications

• A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent demonstrable work experience.
• Experience of representing an organisation at a senior level.
• Experience of working in a multi-agency environment and supervising team members.
• Experience of interpreting and writing reports and providing strategic advice.
• Knowledge of project management to deliver work in accordance with policy.
• Knowledge of current legislation relevant to highway drainage maintenance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Join the Highway Drainage Section to manage drainage maintenance project delivery.
• Provide management and supervision to team members.
• Ensure successful project delivery in line with council policies.

Skills

Business Development

Compliance Management

GIS

System Design

Technical Writing

Wastewater

Contractor Management

Budgeting

Project Implementation

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Planning

Job description

Senior Engineer Environmental & Preventative Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group • Leicester, England, UK

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Croft Depot, Arbor Road, Croft, Leicestershire, LE9 3GE

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 43,860 - 47,829 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus Market Premia 10% of top of grade

Working Hours: Full Time 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 26th December 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC Please note: interviews will be in person

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer to join our Highway Drainage Section in the Environment & Preventative team at Leicestershire County Council.

The successful applicant will join a motivated friendly team of professionals providing support to the Environment and Preventative Manager in the management of the team with specific responsibilities in respect of highway drainage maintenance project delivery and flood risk. They will also provide management and supervision to other team members and managing the case load of team members for whom they have supervisory responsibility.

The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours and at different locations than your designated base.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• A degree in an appropriate subject (e.g. Civil Engineering or Planning)
  OR equivalent demonstrable work experience of flooding and highway drainage development management.
• Experience of representing an organisation at a senior level and supporting the development of highway maintenance and flood risk management policies and strategies
• Experience of working in a multi-agency environment and of supervising and managing members of a team with varied workload both in technical aspects and performance management
• Experience of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and providing strategic and technical advice to a range of stakeholders
• Knowledge of project management to deliver programmes of work in accordance with LCC policy and budget restraints/monitoring
• Knowledge of Current legislation relevant to highway drainage maintenance and flood risk management e.g. Highways Act, New Road and Streetworks Act, Land Drainage Act, Flood and Water Management Act; Town and County Planning Act and of strategic highway drainage and flood alleviation issues.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to negotiate shape and influence to achieve successful outcomes and to continue to build on the credibility of the Council and its services and creative thinking and effective negotiation to ensure effective assessment and asset investigation is completed in order to inform the potential need for and procuring drainage and flood alleviation works

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Debbi Payne, Team Manager Environment & Preventative.

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Key Skills

• Business Development
• Compliance Management
• GIS
• System Design
• PCB
• Technical Writing
• Wastewater
• Contractor Management
• Restoration
• Water Damage Restoration
• Budgeting
• Project Implementation

Required Experience

Senior IC