Job Description

Starting salary: \xc2\xa347,394 - \xc2\xa354,222
Job grade: Level 4 Zone 2
Work location: 5 Pancras Square
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Thursday 28th January 2024 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: TBC
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

About us
In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind.

This role is responsible for leading on the design of a broad range of Traffic Schemes from small scale parking bay changes to large scale junction design, cycle corridors and major projects.

The Role
You will play a key role in the development, monitoring and review of scheme designs and programmes and projects for transport planning, traffic and parking within the remit of the Highways Engineering Service. This will include providing expert advice, ensuring relevant compliance and best practice, making and implementing recommendations for better working practices and procedures.

You will have a key part in ensuring Camden is a safe and pleasant place to be, furthering the 7 Key objectives of Camden\xe2\x80\x99s Transport Strategy which include encouraging healthy and sustainable modes of transport such as walking and cycling, reducing road casualties, flood mitigation, improving air quality and aiding economic growth.

You will develop highway, traffic, and public realm schemes of significant size and of complex nature enabling effective implementation and future improvements. You will work with various stakeholders, manage consultants and provide technical advice and challenge on projects.

A number of elements of the role are likely to be contentious or complex requiring support, tact, persuasion and sensitivity.

You will lead a small team of Engineers, supporting the Design Team manager to ensure effective resourcing, technical excellence and day to day running of the team.

About you
A qualification in Engineering to degree level is preferred as well as significant and demonstrable post qualification experience.

You will have the ability to work flexibly across various work environments and professionally managing challenging interactions with members of the public and councillors. An awareness and demonstratable experience of Construction, Design and Management Regulations and understanding that work involves some risk to personal safety arising from site visits.

You will bring an understanding of the primary responsibilities and the key issues facing local government and in particular the legal and professional framework associated with Engineering and Traffic matters are crucial. As well as this, knowledge of the principles of highway design in an urban environment including all relevant policies, design criteria, specifications and standards; and an understanding of the wider context of engineering and scheme design demonstrating an appreciation of the role it has in delivering other corporate priorities, such as sustainability and regeneration.

Working for Camden

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At Camden, you\xe2\x80\x99ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the \xe2\x80\x98Why you?\xe2\x80\x99 section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Profile.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website

Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Camden Council