Assistant Highways Engineer (Graduate)
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 January 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Manchester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | (ID:7350) |
Summary
About The Role
Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Closing Date: 26 January 2026
Closing time: 11.59pm
Interview Method: Face to Face
This role is subject to:
2 References - where possible we require 3 years' employment history.
Qualification and Registered Body Membership
Have relevant traffic/highway engineering experience AND hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant transportation discipline Or hold a HNC / HND in Engineering or relevant equivalent.
The Highways Service in Manchester has a key role to play in the evolution of our city, making sure our assets are maintained and are high-quality, safe, and sustainable. The Council’s stock of highway assets is maintained to a standard of inspection that meets or exceeds the risk-based interval requirements for the Inspection of Highways. If you share Manchester’s clear ambitions in delivering high quality services in the city, we want to hear from you.
If you’re successful, you’ll join a team of professionals pushing forward a high standard of service delivery, healthy, safe, sustainable, and accessible highway services within the city.
For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, Simon Cook, at simon.cook@manchester.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role.
About the Candidate:
Engineering Design, key role responsibilities:
Responsible for the management of a portfolio of small highway and traffic engineering schemes and provide support as part of the wider team to deliver larger packages of work. This includes developing CAD designs of various highways schemes including walking and cycling schemes, bus priority proposals, congestion management and road safety proposals.
Ability to manage engineering design process from inception to completion, including approval reports, consultation, legal and on-site implementation along with financial understanding of the project.
Work to Client brief in designing and / or approving appropriate traffic calming and / or Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) schemes based on current design guidance and legislation.
Management and delivery of TRO schemes including liaison with Legal Services, effective administration of TRO records including use of GIS based mapping system to maintain records.
Communicate with residents, businesses, other stakeholders and elected members throughout the duration of the scheme. Lead on answering enquiries and complaints on the telephone, via email and letter and at face-to-face consultation events.
Comply with CDM requirements and Health and Safety legislation.
Work within and assist in the delivery of work packages within Project
Management constraints of time, quality and cost standards so that business objectives are achieved.
Display financial management skills to closely monitor and control income and expenditure in relation to services, projects and budgets.
Ensure excellence in service delivery including providing management cover when required.
Work within the overall polices of the council, using discretion and initiative over broad areas of activity without recourse to others and with minimal management direction.
Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Closing Date: 26 January 2026
Closing time: 11.59pm
Interview Method: Face to Face
This role is subject to:
2 References - where possible we require 3 years' employment history.
Qualification and Registered Body Membership
Have relevant traffic/highway engineering experience AND hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant transportation discipline Or hold a HNC / HND in Engineering or relevant equivalent.
The Highways Service in Manchester has a key role to play in the evolution of our city, making sure our assets are maintained and are high-quality, safe, and sustainable. The Council’s stock of highway assets is maintained to a standard of inspection that meets or exceeds the risk-based interval requirements for the Inspection of Highways. If you share Manchester’s clear ambitions in delivering high quality services in the city, we want to hear from you.
If you’re successful, you’ll join a team of professionals pushing forward a high standard of service delivery, healthy, safe, sustainable, and accessible highway services within the city.
For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, Simon Cook, at simon.cook@manchester.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role.
About the Candidate:
Engineering Design, key role responsibilities:
Responsible for the management of a portfolio of small highway and traffic engineering schemes and provide support as part of the wider team to deliver larger packages of work. This includes developing CAD designs of various highways schemes including walking and cycling schemes, bus priority proposals, congestion management and road safety proposals.
Ability to manage engineering design process from inception to completion, including approval reports, consultation, legal and on-site implementation along with financial understanding of the project.
Work to Client brief in designing and / or approving appropriate traffic calming and / or Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) schemes based on current design guidance and legislation.
Management and delivery of TRO schemes including liaison with Legal Services, effective administration of TRO records including use of GIS based mapping system to maintain records.
Communicate with residents, businesses, other stakeholders and elected members throughout the duration of the scheme. Lead on answering enquiries and complaints on the telephone, via email and letter and at face-to-face consultation events.
Comply with CDM requirements and Health and Safety legislation.
Work within and assist in the delivery of work packages within Project
Management constraints of time, quality and cost standards so that business objectives are achieved.
Display financial management skills to closely monitor and control income and expenditure in relation to services, projects and budgets.
Ensure excellence in service delivery including providing management cover when required.
Work within the overall polices of the council, using discretion and initiative over broad areas of activity without recourse to others and with minimal management direction.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.