Overview

Traffic Engineer – Parking role at Somerset Council. This is a permanent, full-time position with hybrid working (home or Council offices) and 37 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Design, delivery and implementation of new parking policies and parking-related schemes, ensuring they are consistent, enforceable and aligned with Council policies and objectives.
• Oversee all stages from concept to implementation, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, budget management, and legal compliance.
• Lead public consultations and pre-engagements, respond to representations and queries.
• Monitor and manage project budgets, providing accurate forecasts and reports.
• Draft consultation reports and collaborate with the TRO team to produce officer decision reports, ensuring TROs are legally sound and aligned with enforcement requirements.
• Lead, manage and supervise a team of traffic engineering technicians who will assist in the delivery of this role.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for service change and improvement, reviewing performance outcomes and customer feedback to meet requirements.

Qualifications and experience

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to derive practical solutions.
• Experience with Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and enforcement feasibility, with knowledge of planning, budgeting, programming and delivering parking and traffic schemes.
• Proven experience designing, managing and implementing parking policy changes and new parking schemes; track record of leading public consultations and handling public/organizational requests and representations.
• Deep understanding of TSRGD, Traffic Signs Manuals, and Civil Parking Enforcement legislation.

What’s in it for me?

• We promote a healthy work-life balance with flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance with the option to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms and employee wellbeing services, plus an Employee Assistance program.
• Auto-enrolment onto the Pension Scheme with optional AVC enhancement.
• Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice for a cycle to work and health screenings.
• Discounts through My Staff Shop covering shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits, and more.

Salary and terms

The Salary for this role is Grade 10, ranging from £37,280 to £41,771 per annum.

Contact and how to apply

For an informal chat about the role, contact Bev Norman, Head of Traffic Management, at bev.norman@somerset.gov.uk.

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Role details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Government Administration

Diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to enrich our team. You can contact the hiring manager for a chat before applying if you’d like.