Highway Agreements Engineer

Job introduction

Are you passionate about delivering change that has a long-lasting, positive impact on people’s lives and where they live? This is an exciting opportunity to join a service that has a direct influence on the way people travel around Brighton & Hove.

We are one of the busiest unitary Highway Authorities outside London and this role is central to dealing with the design and delivery of highway works as part of development projects within the city to manage their impact on the transport network.

About the role

Join us in Brighton and Hove – a unique, energetic, diverse centre for culture in the South East and an exciting place to develop your career.

The city places emphasis on high-quality, forward-thinking, sustainable development and travel solutions. As a council we are committed to creating a more liveable city in which residents and visitors feel healthier, safer, more socially connected and included.

As Highway Agreements Engineer you will have a good knowledge of highway design and construction processes, as well as technical engineering expertise. You’ll also have a strong customer ethos, working collaboratively and flexibly with colleagues and developers to deliver a safe, accessible, sustainable and high-quality transport network for the city that meets the diverse needs of our community.

This role is part of a newly expanded team being established to respond flexibly and efficiently to the growing development demands of the city. As such, you may be interested in the other team roles being advertised alongside this post currently.

 

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• technical engineering knowledge and skills
• a keen focus on compliance and experience of negotiating legal agreements.
• customer-focused communication skills that are inclusive and accessible 
• experience in collaborating inclusively with a broad range of diverse groups.

 

You will be based in our modern, open plan offices and benefit from flexible working, including home-working. Joining an enthusiastic and supportive team, you’ll collaborate with colleagues from a range of fields, working closely with the Planning service and Transport Project teams to deliver transport changes across the city.

 

Why us:

One of the busiest local authorities outside London, we have a clear plan to develop a Brighton & Hove as a place where people want to live, work and learn. To deliver accessible, affordable and high-quality developments for residents and visitors. We are hugely passionate about what we do and the quality service we provide in a city that is proud to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

 

We value our staff and are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive culture. In return you will receive:

• Excellent pension options
• Flexible working options
• A strong commitment to continued professional development
• Workplace adjustments

A wide range of welfare and wellbeing resources, including staff discounts schemes and staff networks such as: the BME worker’s forum, LGBTQ+ workers forum, the Women’s network and the Disabled and Carers network

 

Interview date: To be confirmed

For an informal discussion, please contact David Fisher, Highway Regulation Manager – David.fisher@brighton-hove.gov.uk

 

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here Shortlisting questions guidance as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

 

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

 

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).