Senior Traffic Engineer

Swindon’s Traffic Management & Road Safety team has a critical role in managing and improving our highway and transport network and in supporting our growing business and residential populations. Balancing demands and current and future transport needs through our policies, strategies and works programmes is key to ensuring that we have a safe, effective and efficient highway and transport network able to help Swindon achieve it’s potential.

Your next role

Joining Swindon Borough Council as our Senior Traffic Engineer is your chance to make a difference and be part of something exciting.

You will work as part of the Traffic Management and Road Safety Team providing safe and effective management of Swindon’s highway network. You will contribute to the identification, prioritisation and management of traffic management and road safety improvements in accordance with council policy and statutory requirements.

Responsibilities include accident analysis, scheme design, management and co-ordination of projects, liaison with stakeholders and applying national and local guidance and standards.

• You will have an HND/HNC or equivalent or compensatory experience in traffic or transport/civil engineering.
• You will have experience of working with the public and key stakeholders relating to traffic management and road safety
• You will have experience in the field of road safety including collision analysis and formulation and implementation of road safety schemes
• You will have experience of using appropriate specialist software

If you feel that the person specification matches that of your background then we want to hear from you.

 You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please contact Philip Martlew, Service Manager, email  pmartlew@swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk