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You will play a key role in leading infrastructure development needed to deliver our aspirations for clean economic growth and sustainable travel. You will be part of an award-winning Major Projects and Infrastructure team that is transforming the city with its proactive approach and partnership working.

You will work as part of the Design and Commissioning team and participate in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment with freedom to lead and implement key highway and traffic infrastructure schemes within Hull.

The successful candidates will be able to engage with a range of stakeholders, including residents and elected Members to deliver improvements to meet the needs of the city.

Hull City Council provides a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees. This includes policies and support to help balance home life with work commitments, excellent learning and development opportunities, a defined benefit pension scheme and employee discounts from a range of suppliers via our Hull Plus website.

If you are excited by the opportunity to play a central role in the Design and Commissioning Team within Hull City Council and share our values to provide aspirational benefits to the people of Hull, then we’d like to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Highway and Traffic Design (from feasibility to implementation) of various schemes from highway maintenance, highway design, traffic, road safety and active travel schemes.
• Preparing design calculations, drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, contract documents (NEC4) and other project documentation as required.
• Project management of Highways Civil and Traffic Engineering schemes including financial control of scheme budgets.
• Provide specialist technical information to internal and external colleagues.
• Site supervision of works (including surveying).
• Compliance with H&S standards (CDM regulations).

 You will have:

• Degree or HNC Civil Engineering with relevant experience
• In depth knowledge of highways design and / or traffic / road safety engineering.
• Substantial experience of AutoCad drafting and relevant IT packages.
• Good understanding and application of current highway design codes and standards
• Good understanding of current health and safety legislation
• Full UK driving license and ability to travel to sites.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rhurie Lees, Highways Manager Design & Commissioning on 07925 361 158 or 01482 613 385 or email rhurie.lees@hullcc.gov.uk

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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, ad hoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.

For an informal discussion please contact - Rhurie Lees - 07925 361 158