Apprentice Assistant Traffic Signals Design Engineer

Apprentice Assistant Traffic Signals Design Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Regional Traffic Signals Team as an Apprentice Assistant Traffic Design Engineer.

Newcastle City Council is the Traffic Signals lead authority for the Tyne and Wear region. We carry out traffic signals installations and maintenance in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland County and Durham.

Our work in Traffic signals impacts on the economy, the environment and equality. The purpose of Traffic signal installations is to provide efficient, reliable and safe passage for all road users at junctions and crossing points, in order to improve people’s daily lives and their longer-term heath, wealth and happiness. It’s about people and neighbourhoods and providing the right places to enjoy their lives.

The Transport division are committed to delivering services that will help Newcastle and our surrounding northeast authorities develop into the UK’s safest, most accessible, and best integrated multi modal carbon efficient transport system thereby ensuring the future economic growth of the region.

What will I be doing?
This is an exciting time to be joining the Traffic Signals team and an Apprentice Assistant Traffic Signals Design Engineer working alongside the Urban Traffic Management and Control team as we work to deliver major transport improvement schemes, not just in Newcastle, but also working with partners in the other North East local authorities.
The Regional Traffic Signals Service works on a range of projects across the region.

Once qualified the role will involve:

• Undertaking traffic signal engineering studies from feasibility through to detailed design.
• Making use of a variety of traffic modelling software, including LinSig and Paramics microsimulation to engineer computer simulation models of junctions and network layouts.
• Preparing design drawings, plans and work specifications.
• Keeping up to date with new developments and initiatives including UTMC and Extra Low Voltage systems.

Full requirement details can be found in the supporting documents.

What will I need?
We are looking for individuals who have an interest in Traffic Signals design.
See the supporting documents for the full job description and the person specification, which sets out the qualities we are looking for.

What will I receive in return?
We’ll support you to learn new skills, and to thrive in your role, undertaking an apprenticeship as Civil Engineering Technician Level 3. The role is full time (37 hours per week) for a fixed term of 3 years.

At Newcastle City Council our apprentices are paid a percentage of the salary for the role the apprentice is working towards. This is always at least National Minimum Wage and increases each year as you develop your knowledge and skills.

This apprenticeship role is working towards the full role of Assistant Traffic Design Engineer, N7 - £36,363

In Year 1 you will be paid 55% of the salary rate, or National Minimum Wage, whichever is higher. In Year 2 you will be paid 60% of the salary rate, or National Minimum Wage, whichever is higher. In Year 3 you will be paid 65% of the salary rate, or National Minimum Wage, whichever is higher.

Whilst we are unable to guarantee a post in the role apprentices work towards, all our apprentices are supported to apply for suitable vacancies when they complete their apprenticeship so that they can make use of their new skills and qualifications.

What can we offer you?

• If a competitive salary and pension with the option to opt in to an AVC scheme wasn’t enough you will also have:
• A generous annual leave allowance.
• Access to family friendly policies including maternity and adoption leave, maternity support leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, special leave, leave when caring for a terminally ill dependent, leave for armed forces reservists, disability related special leave, career breaks and paid leave to support the electoral process.
• An enhanced work life balance including flexi time where appropriate.
• Access to numerous salary sacrifice schemes including home electronics, car lease and gym membership.
• Access to physiotherapy, counselling services and eye tests for VDE users through our Occupational Health Service.
• Access to an extensive wellbeing programme including access to a 24 hour employee assistance programme for you and your immediate family.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders.
• Ability to join staff network groups to meet and share information and raise awareness and include, Black and Minority Ethnic network, Disabled Employee network and LGBT+ network
• Ability to join a trade union.
• Access to a staff travel scheme.
• Access to learning and development opportunities including a comprehensive corporate induction programme, access to e-learning, an annual performance appraisal, upskilling apprenticeships, access to Learning Resource Centres.
• A rewarding, and most importantly, access to a challenging career.Additionally, we also offer you retail discounts on hundreds of the UK’s highstreet and online retailers including travel, dining out, mobile and broadband from the point of receiving your offer of employment.

Join us?
If you believe this could be the right opportunity for you, and you aspire to really make a difference and are passionate about delivering effective services, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion on this exciting opportunity please feel free to contact:
Scott Cowell – [email protected]

Apply online at , select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Please tell us how you meet the person specification, including any experience you might have from school, volunteering, or from other activities such as sports clubs or interest groups. You’ll also need to provide references from someone who can tell us about you.

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