Design Engineer

Kingston Council
Kingston, Sutton
Permanent
Full Time
G/H
36
£35,577 - £44,019
Per annum
27/30 days

02/10/2022, 23:55

Wednesday 12th October & Thursday 13th October 2022.

The Royal Borough of Kingston and The London Borough of Sutton operate a shared Highways and Transport service and this role covers delivery across both boroughs.

Located in South West London Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of the district town centres have something unique to offer. In Sutton looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed. Both councils are seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.

Both councils are ambitious for their future and it is an exciting time to join our newly re-organised Highways and Transport team as we lead the way in South-west London in delivering sustainable transport infrastructure, regeneration and rise to the zero carbon challenge.

This role sits in our Design & Delivery team. As a Design Engineer, you will be supporting the Senior Engineer and Principal Engineers for Design to deliver projects from internal clients. In this role you will be using AutoCAD, site surveys and design guidance and standards to ensure that the final design meets the objectives set out by the client to meet corporate and national transport objectives.

To support you in this role, you will be provided with a Chromebook and mobile phone. We are a hybrid working organisation and we understand that life can sometimes get in the way, so with that in mind, we also offer flexible working to work around you (within reason of course!). Currently, the expectation for this role is that you come into the office for 2-3 days a week, dependent on project requirements. Office days can be discussed and agreed at the offer stage. 

The role reports directly to the Principal Engineer and we currently have four positions available.

If this role is of interest to you and you would like more information about it, please reach out to the team manager for an informal discussion:

Chris Smith, Team Manager: chris.smith@kingston.gov.uk

The Design and Delivery Department is made of 25 staff delivering planned capital projects onto the ground from start to finish. The team is a multi disciplinary team comprised of highway designers, planned maintenance engineers, street lighting engineers, traffic order officers, land surveyors and traffic survey officers. The team coordinates to deliver projects of varying sizes on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston and the London Borough of Sutton.

This is an amazing opportunity to work in a highway design team that covers all facets of delivery, from initial feasibility through detailed design to site supervision and contractor management. This is an unusual blend that the right candidate will flourish in. The newly created Design and Delivery Team allows synergy working with the capital renewals and street lighting teams with team members able to learn all aspects of delivery in a highway environment.

To be successful as a Design Engineer, you will:

  • Have a relevant technical qualification, e.g. HND/HNC or equivalent experience
  • Have good IT skills and knowledge of industry relevant software, such as Google Suite and AutoCAD
  • Have great communication skills and be able to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Understand corporate vision, plan and activities which may impact them

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description attached at the bottom of this page.

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. The COVID-19 pandemic has required us to be even more flexible in how we work and manage staff workloads, ensuring they have the correct equipment and resources to be able to maximise their talents and looking after their wellbeing.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
  • Three volunteering days per year
  • Flexible and agile working arrangements
  • Comprehensive learning and development programme
  • Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
  • Interest free season ticket loans
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
  • Zip car scheme
  • Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
  • Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
  • Subsidised gym membership
Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

We pride ourselves on being a diverse, tolerant and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident employer, and are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.   

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government’s minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.