Salary:£48,226 – £50,269

Duration: Permanent
Location:

Halkyn + Hybrid working

CLOSING DATE: 06/11/25

Application forms and further details available through Gwynedd Council website here or by telephoning 01286 679076.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity to join an established team of Project and Programme Managers delivering capital projects on the Trunk Road network across North and Mid Wales. The post holder will be responsible for leading on traffic and road safety related projects, highway improvements, upgrades, and major maintenance capital projects, through our extended public and private sector supply chains. The post benefits from our hybrid working model with the opportunity for home working.

Who we’re looking for

Job Specific Criteria
Essential

• Ability to work under pressure
• Self motivated and committed
• Ability to receive, assimilate and evaluate information from multiple sources.
• Candidates must be self-motivated and capable of working with a minimum of supervision
• Ability to motivate staff at all levels.
• Ability to manage and lead junior staff

Qualifications and relevant training
Essential

Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering or an appropriate discipline
or
HNC or equivalent in Civil Engineering or an appropriate discipline and significant relevant experience.

Relevant Experience
Essential

• Relevant experience in managing the delivery of traffic engineering and infrastructure improvement schemes
• Experience in coordinating and managing programmes of work
• Experience in contract administration and project procurement

Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential

• Ability to organise work priorities, forward plan and deliver programmes of work on time with minimum supervision
• Ability to effectively co-ordinate and manage the delivery of work programmes through service providers to prescribed deadlines
• To undertake duties in a confident and professional manner with the ability to show initiative and creativity
• Ability to receive, assimilate and evaluate information from multiple sources and provide detailed recommendations
• Detailed knowledge of project management and the key processes within the delivery of individual projects within an engineering or construction environment
• Experience in the assessment of road safety issues and the delivery of traffic engineering related schemes
• Current Driving Licence

Language requirements
Essential

The ability to speak English is essential and the ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role