Traffic Engineer - SO1
Job Category : Engineering
Location : Hackney Service Centre, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £20.86
We are currently looking for an Electric Vehicle Traffic Engineer for a two years fixed term to join our Design & Engineering team. You will join a vibrant team and assist on projects within the local authority enabling you to advance your career, whilst giving you the freedom to achieve personal growth and development. We will provide you with opportunities to enable you to succeed and support you to reach your potential.
You will help to deliver one of the country’s biggest expansions of electric vehicle (EV) charging points, which will see 3,000 chargers on the borough’s streets by 2030. Providing the right mix of infrastructure will help meet the Council’s ambitious plans to encourage a 90% take up of electric vehicles in Hackney by 2030 supporting our aims to become a net zero carbon borough by 2040. Your role mainly involves dealing with the installation of electric vehicle charging schemes in the borough on lamp columns, fast and rapid chargers on the public highway, estate chargers in our Hackney Housing across the borough and also being involved in designing a variety of minor traffic engineering schemes.
You will be responsible for conducting consultations, reviewing electric vehicle (EV) plans, and preparing traffic management orders. You will manage the implementation of EV sites and maintain records of completed projects. Additionally, you will liaise with both external and internal stakeholders, work collaboratively as part of a team, and assist Senior Traffic Engineers in various phases, including concept development, feasibility studies, preliminary design, consultation, detailed design, and ultimately, the implementation of multi-modal or mode-specific traffic engineering schemes, urban realm improvements, and public transport enhancements.
The role will also support the delivery of statutory and legal obligations related to transportation in a politically sensitive and customer-focused manner.
You will have post-qualification experience in Civil Engineering and experience in Traffic Management and Road Safety Engineering schemes. You will also have excellent written and communication skills as well as good time and budgetary management skills.
Skills and AbilitiesCommunication
1. Ability to write reports and a wide range of correspondence relating
to Traffic Engineering projects.
2. Ability to communicate effectively with service users e.g.
negotiations, presenting evidence or advice in a public forum within
Hackney’s diverse community.
Managing Projects and Resources
5
3. 4. a) Ability to handle an extensive workload, including ability to act on
own initiative, prioritise and meet strict deadlines.
b) Ability to handle an extensive workload, including ability to act on
own initiative, prioritise and meet strict deadlines.
c) Ability to organise the work of others and handle an extensive
workload, including ability to act on own initiative, prioritise and
meet strict deadlines.
Ability to use new technology to assist in improving service delivery
and personal performance.
5. 7. Managing Services and Delivery
a) Ability to contribute effectively to team working.
b) Ability to contribute effectively to team working.
c) Ability to lead on projects and contribute effectively to team
working.
Knowledge
6. Ability to promote and implement equal opportunities in accordance
with Council guidelines.
Ability to understand plans and drawings and other relevant technical
information related to Traffic Engineering projects.
8. Ability to operate IT systems and equipment.
9. A good understanding of relevant Traffic Engineering legislation.
10. Knowledge of Traffic Engineering issues as they affect the inner city.
11. Knowledge of Best Value criteria.
Work Related Experience
12. Understanding of or experience of providing services to customers
and being accountable for these services.
13. Understanding of or experience of Traffic Engineering within an
urban environment.
Qualifications
14. Degree or HNC (preferable)
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