Senior Highways Engineer

London Borough of Newham

Highways, Sustainable Transport

Senior Highway Engineer (Planned Maintenance)

£47,532 - £50,574 per annum

About Us

The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube, DLR, and Elizabeth Line access. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the both the Theatre Royal Stratford East and Stratford Circus Arts Centre offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

You will be working within the Highways and Sustainable Transport service within the Environment and Sustainable Transport directorate where we are committed to making all our streets safer and healthier so that more people choose to walk and cycle, and can enjoy healthy and active local journeys with better air quality and less cars on local streets.

About the Job

The Planned Maintenance team is part of the Planned Maintenance and Urban Design Team within the Highways and Sustainable Transport service. The Planned Maintenance team is responsible for the yearly carriageway and footway planned maintenance programme, as well as the management and delivery of planned highways projects within the urban realm. As a Senior Highway Engineer, you will be responsible for working within a team of engineers that will be responsible for reviewing the condition of the assets and planning appropriate planned works to extend the life of the assets across the Newham highway network.

About You

To apply, you will have the knowledge, experience and skills to work in a highly pressurized environment, both on your own and within a team, to deliver projects on budget and to tight deadlines. Candidates should have demonstrable relevant experience and skills in highways design, site supervision, project management of highway, engineering and traffic management projects as well as stakeholder management, and contract management experience. It is expected that the post holder be approaching professional member status with an appropriate institution.

Please note standalone CVs will not be considered. A supporting statement is required, the supporting statement should explain how your skills and experience meet the criteria as set out in the personnel specification within the Job Description.

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 6/07/25. You will be notified if your application has been successful.

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Additional Information

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