Traffic Engineer - Parking Projects

Come and work for a rewarding employer. Gloucestershire County Council has a vacancy for a Traffic Engineer to work on parking projects to join the dynamic and busy Parking Services Team.

The Parking Services Team is responsible for on and some off street parking, bus lane and moving traffic enforcement in the county and plays a pivotal role in ensuring that Gloucestershire's highways are free flowing and safe.

You will be responsible for delivering large and small scale parking related schemes within the county. These schemes will include large scale area wide controlled parking zones as well as working on designing and auditing bus lanes and smaller scale parking projects.

To be successful you will need to have excellent stakeholder and project management skills as well as a detailed knowledge of highway engineering, in particular knowledge of traffic signs and markings. Experience of report writing, including site reports is essential. You will be expected to lead at public engagements events and work with senior managers, councillors and directors and other key stakeholders within and outside of the authority.

Experience of working on previous parking projects is essential as is a track record of delivering controlled parking zones and resident permit schemes., We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities


• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service


• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)


• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family


• Career development and qualification opportunities


• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision


• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)


• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.


• An in-house Occupational Health service


• Employee discount scheme


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)


• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.