Assistant Highway Engineer

Bristol City Council; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Full Time, Permanent

Join our Engineering and Design Team as an Assistant Highway Engineer and contribute to Bristol's journey towards a low-carbon, sustainable city. We're seeking individuals passionate about shaping our city's future in response to the climate emergency.

Your Role:

Join our welcoming and passionate team and contribute to exciting urban transport and public space projects. You'll be involved in every stage, from initial concept design to final project completion. Your responsibilities will include:

• Creating innovative designs using AutoCAD and related software.
• Preparing detailed specifications and contract documents.
• Measuring proposed work and generating accurate bills of quantities.
• Monitoring project progress on-site.

Growth Opportunities:

We offer a supportive work environment where you'll be encouraged to:

• Pursue professional qualifications.
• Participate in further training.
• Advance your career within our structured grading system.

This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills and build a successful career in urban project delivery.

Who We're Looking For:

We're seeking a motivated individual to join our team. You might be a good fit if you:

• Are a Graduate Civil Engineer, or
• Hold one of the qualifications listed in the attached Person Specification, or
• Have practical experience designing and delivering urban highway projects.

It would be a significant advantage if you have a strong understanding of the challenges involved in building cycle lanes, bus priority routes, and improving public spaces within cities.

Beyond Your Technical Expertise, You Should Also Possess:

• Excellent communication skills, enabling you to work effectively with clients, colleagues, and contractors.
• Strong teamwork abilities, coupled with the capacity to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience using digital tools for design, document preparation, and project scheduling.

Why Bristol City Council?

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including:

• Annual Leave starting at 25 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 30 days (plus Bank Holidays) after five years’ service.
• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity/partner leave (10 days), shared parental leave, paid emergency careers leave (up to 5 days pa) for caring responsibilities.
• The ability to purchase up to 20 days additional annual leave each year.
• Flexitime and a flexible mix of working from home and at our modern shared office environment that is close to good sustainable transport links.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension scheme.
• A salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel.
• A salary sacrifice zero or lower emissions vehicle leasing scheme.
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, coaching, mentoring and on the job experience.

How To Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement that details how you meet the criteria within the Person Specification.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your covering letter.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You cannot be shortlisted for interview if you do not clearly demonstrate how you meet all the essential criteria.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Alan Berridge, Engineering Design Manager.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young People, Black and racially minoritised, Disabled, LGBTQ+ and Female candidates who are currently under-represented within this service. Appointments will be made on merit.