Technical Lead Traffic Management

Contract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: 37 hoursWorker Type: HybridSalary: Starting Salary is £46,142 level 1 - £49,282 Level 4 - full timeLocation: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NGWe've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out moreWorking for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .About the RoleThe Traffic & Flood Risk Management team within Planning & Transport seeks to deliver an excellent customer focused service in an efficient, effective and economic manner, with specific focus of the Council's role as Highway and Lead Local Flood Authority whilst adhering to Corporate, Departmental and Government priorities.The Technical Lead's primary purpose is to support the Head of Service and Service Manager in the leadership of a multi discipline team to effectively manage, develop and deliver the traffic management duties of the City Council. The role is required to manage the investigation of traffic management matters, to evaluate options that address and resolve issues and develop parking and signage solutions that improve the management of the highway network. A knowledge of Traffic Regulation Orders and the management of the highway along with associated software programmes is advantageous.We are looking for a proactive and efficient individual, who can put citizens and customers first and work with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They must also be organised and have excellent communication skills to ensure that the outputs of the service area are maintained to professional standards. Please outline in your application how you meet the six bullet points below.About YouThe ideal candidate will have:To deputise for the Service Manager at public forums, Committees and other meetings to discuss traffic management, highway development control, work place parking levy or other highway issuesTo investigate complex traffic management, work place parking, road safety and environmental problems raised by Members, the public and other sources including assessing alternative solutions, implementing Traffic Regulation Orders(TRO's) as necessary, preparing engineering designs, accurate work programmes and estimates for projects, monitoring their progress and arranging implementation in accordance with financial, legal and other requirements.To provide specialist expertise and knowledge in relation to Traffic Management for training and supervision of colleagues in the service area and working with other areas to ensure systems operate in a cohesive and seamless manner and to give technical and professional advice to the Authority and Partners where appropriate.To support the management of projects within the team's work programme, including budgets, ensuring that financial, legal and other requirements are followed.To set and maintain performance measures and structures for the purpose of tracking performance, tackling issues that arise. To coach and mentor others to address development needs, agreeing development goals with the Service Manager where necessary.To take responsibility for financial management processes, in particular the management of substantial budget profiles / information associated with capital work programmes, the control and monitoring of expenditure.You can find the job description for this post here At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.For informal enquiries please contact Sue Thorpe, Service Manager, Traffic Management and Moving Traffic Enforcement, by telephone on 0115 8765269 or by email.Closing Date: 9th January 2026Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.Interviews will be held:TBAIf you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/supportBy applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions. #J-18808-Ljbffr