Senior Highways Engineer

Job Overview

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Life Centre South / Home working Salary: Grade 10, £45,091 - £49,282 per annum. 37 hours per week We are on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong.

Your Role

The Major Projects Team has a substantial programme of projects to deliver over the next few years, including major highways, active travel schemes, public transport schemes, and public realm improvements.

In this role you will lead on the civil engineering design and delivery of infrastructure schemes, using your design expertise and managing consultants assisting with scheme design. You will play a key part in our ambition to transform the way we deliver infrastructure, connectivity, and regeneration projects.

In addition, you will be responsible for managing or collaborating with colleagues in the Project team in managing scheme finances, programmes, stakeholder management, consultation, and tracking progress of schemes, including reporting to senior managers.

Qualifications & Skills

About you: To fulfill this role you will need to have engineering design experience with strong project management, presentation and communication skills, coupled with experience of managing consultants and contactors and working in partnership with multiple complex organisations and stakeholders.

You will have excellent decision making skills, the ability to resolve problems, be creative, show initiative and have a good level of ICT skills.

Benefits & Working Conditions

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community.

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Other Information

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licensed sponsor.

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For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mike Orrell, Project Delivery Manager on or email mike.orrellwigan.gov.uk

Interview dates: Priority Candidates: Tuesday 14th April 2026 All other Candidates : Wednesday15th April 2026

To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: Supporting Documents