City of London

Design Engineer

£37,110 - £51,870

Improve the journey around our famous and iconic city

This is an unprecedented time to join the City of London and become part of the Built Environment – City Transportation team that is helping shape our Future City.

This is your opportunity to be involved in the most innovative multi-million pound projects in the world’s most famous and iconic city, and gain the kudos that it brings. At the top of your game, you will help to influence associated projects, the wider City’s highways network, transportation strategy and key public realm projects. Your aim: to enhance the experience of everyone coming into this great city, while retaining the reputation of the capital on the world stage as a hub of culture, history and green spaces.

You will use your specialist skills to manage and deliver projects within our Traffic Management and Cycling Programmes, taking charge of the design, budgets and construction processes. We will look to you to negotiate with external stakeholders and developers to secure funding for our plans while advising on the appointment of consultants and contractors and resolving complex technical problems. It’s a chance to improve the way that public transport users, car drivers, cyclists and pedestrians experience the city.

Painstaking and conscientious in your approach, you will bring strong expertise in transportation design. Your degree in a construction or engineering related subject together with in-depth knowledge of the Highways Act 1980, Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Traffic Management Act 2004 and the Transport Act 1990. Prince2 or extensive project management experience within engineering and construction will be essential. Your flair for complex stakeholder engagement and management will be matched by a strong commitment to achieving high quality work.

Do you have the drive, ambition and enthusiasm to help shape our strategy and deliver the full potential of our Future City?

The closing date for all applications is 12 noon on 10th December 2016

Interview date: W/C 9th January 2017

The City of London is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.