Principal Engineer - Site Development

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

We are looking for a keen, motivated individual to fill the role of Principal Engineer - Site Development, within our Highways and Capital Delivery Service. The ideal candidates will have either suitable qualifications or appropriate work-related experience in Highways and/or Civil Engineering, Highway Drainage and Site Management/Supervision.

You will be based in one of our Huyton offices, however, frequent working from home will also be required, in an expanding multi-disciplinary team of officers and engineers working collaboratively, supporting each other and sharing knowledge as necessary to deliver successful schemes for the benefit of Knowsley’s local communities and the wider Liverpool City Region. 
•    Are you passionate about making a difference to the residents of Knowsley through delivery a high quality Highways Service. 
•    Do you have the skills motivation and experience to help us deliver a challenging but exciting suite of highways services and major projects.
•    Do you enjoy working as part of a large multidisciplinary team.

If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Austin McGowan - 0151 443 2349

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.