Team Leader – Traffic Network Management

London Borough of Hounslow; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

London Borough of Hounslow is seeking a Team Leader – Road Network Management to drive the council's statutory and non-statutory traffic responsibilities, including making TROs and day-to-day traffic decisions, with a mix of office work and site visits.

You will lead a multidisciplinary Traffic & Capital Delivery Team, provide guidance to colleagues, engage with residents and stakeholders, and help keep the borough’s roads safe, efficient and fit for its diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication with the public, elected members and stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills and ability to use a range of digital systems and learn new tech.
• Customer-focused, positive, collaborative attitude.
• Flexible approach to work within a wider multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team delivering TROs and statutory functions.
• Oversee day-to-day management of non-statutory traffic matters.
• Balance office-based duties with site visits to support delivery.
• Provide support and advice across different areas of the Traffic Team.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

IT skills/digital systems

Customer-focused

Teamwork / multidisciplinary

Job description

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a

diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Traffic & Capital Delivery Team as the Team Leader - Road Network Management.

In this role, you will lead the team responsible for delivering the Council's statutory functions relating to the making of permanent and temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs), as well as overseeing the day-to-day management of non-statutory traffic management matters. The role combines office-based responsibilities with site visits, as required to support service delivery and operational needs.

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

You will join the Traffic & Capital Delivery Team as the Team Leader – Traffic Network Management. The Traffic & Capital Delivery Team is responsible for delivering capital projects and managing the borough's road network, helping to ensure it is safe, efficient, and fit for the needs of residents, businesses, and visitors.

The team works flexibly to meet changing priorities, and the successful candidate will be required to provide support and advice across different areas of the Traffic Team, depending on service and business needs.

About You

We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and committed professional who has:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage effectively with members of the public, elected Members, and other stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to use a range of digital systems, with a willingness to learn new technologies and develop new skills.
• A customer-focused approach, with a positive, helpful, and collaborative attitude.
• A flexible approach to work and the ability to contribute effectively as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

Email: [e-mail]

Closing date is 6th September 2026.

Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 14th September 2026.