Assistant Engineer Streetworks

Coventry is a great place to live and work and with major developments continuing to take shape around the city it’s getting even better - and having the right infrastructure is vital. That’s why we are looking for passionate people, dedicated people who, like us, are determined to make real, positive changes to Coventry.

We also have an extensive public highway network, which includes:

• 887km of carriageways
• 2161km of footways, footpaths and cycleways.
• 300 structures, including subways, retaining walls, culverts, gantries and rights of way structures.
• 33,000 street lighting columns, 4,000 lit traffic signs and 1,500 lit traffic bollards.
• 44,000 drainage gullies.
• 127 signal-controlled junctions and 98 pedestrian crossings.

We know how hard our people work in our Highways, Traffic and Transportation Teams, and what it means to have a great manager who makes the time to say 'thank you'. So, with us, your work will always be appreciated and recognised.

We also know that to recruit passionate, dedicated staff in this field, there’s more demand than available resources. We show our appreciation in other, more tangible ways, too - to make Coventry City Council an attractive place to work in terms of the benefits.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Help keep Coventry’s roads safe, efficient, and moving.

Join our Highways team and play a key role in improving the safety and performance of the city’s highway network. You’ll support traffic management, accident investigation, road safety schemes and the delivery of essential improvements across Coventry.

What you’ll be doing:

• Respond to enquiries from councillors, MPs, residents and partners
• Help design and implement traffic and road‑safety solutions
• Support accident data analysis and safety improvement schemes
• Assist with Traffic Regulation Orders and highway inspections
• Help manage MVAS speed‑compliance sites
• Work with colleagues to keep the network safe, efficient and compliant
• Contribute to community engagement and customer‑focused service delivery

If you’re motivated, detail‑driven and passionate about safer streets, this is a great opportunity to develop your skills and make a real impact.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

We’re looking for someone who can help keep Coventry’s highway network safe, efficient and well‑managed. To thrive in this post, you’ll bring a blend of technical knowledge, practical skills and strong people skills.

To be successful in this post, you will need:

• Knowledge of how street works coordination, inspections and reinstatement standards support a safe, efficient highway
• Temporary traffic management requirements, including signing, lighting and guarding (Safety at Street Works & Road Works Code of Practice)
• Key highway legislation such as the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and the Traffic Management Act 2004
  
• Working effectively with colleagues and external organisations
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation abilities

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies