Overview

The Traffic Engineer - Parking role is responsible for the design, delivery and implementation of new parking policies and parking-related schemes, ensuring they are consistent, enforceable and aligned with Council policies and objectives. You will oversee all stages from concept to implementation, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, budget management, and legal compliance.

Responsibilities

• Leading public consultations and pre-engagements, responding to representations and queries.
• Monitoring and managing project budgets, providing accurate forecasts and reports.
• Drafting consultation reports and collaborating 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. Review performance outcomes and customer feedback to meet customer requirements.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, or demonstrate equivalent qualifications through relevant professional experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of deriving practical solutions in challenging situations.
• Experience with Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and enforcement feasibility with knowledge of planning, budgeting, programming and delivering parking and traffic schemes.
• Proven experience in designing, managing and implementing parking policy changes and new parking schemes and a track record of leading public consultations and responding to public and organisational requests, complaints and representations.
• A deep understanding of Traffic Signs, Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD), Traffic Signs Manuals and Civil Parking Enforcement legislation.

Benefits

• Hybrid working option: work from home or Council offices.
• Permanent contract - 37 hours per week with flexible working arrangements where possible, including working from home.
• 30 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Generous annual leave allowance with the option to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance and wellbeing services.
• Auto-enrolment onto the Pension Scheme with optional AVC.
• Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice for cycles and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop discounts on shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.