An exciting vacancy has arisen in the Transport and Highways service in Cheshire West and Chester Council for a Principal Engineer in the Chester Area Highways office.OrganisationCheshire West and Chester CouncilLocationChesterJob CategoryHighways and TransportGradeCWAC NJC - Grade 10Salary Min£41,771 per annumSalary Max£48,072 per annumHours per week37Weeks per year52.143Employment TypePermanentClosing Date15/09/2025Ref NoW4135Documents(Word, 21.36kb)Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.Reporting to our Area Highways Team Leader you will support, advise and guide a team who are responsible for a geographic area of the Council’s highways network.You and your team will be the first point of contact for our Highway service, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to be responsible for dealing with all Traffic and Highways Maintenance enquiries from the public, statutory bodies, Parish Council's, Ward Members and the local MP's. As well as working within a close team of other Principal Engineers helping each other to innovate and develop this critical function of the Council.This role has an important interface with the public, and we would welcome applicants who are committed to providing a consistent and excellent standard of service by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do.We are seeking an enthusiastic person with excellent technical and communication skills, that understands the need for technical rigour and attention to detail. We would expect you to have significant relevant Highway experience as well as be confident in managing a team and their workload. You will be part of a high performing and ambitious team, supported and encouraged to achieve your goals and deliver your best.A driving licence is essential for this role as you will be required to attend site meetings throughout the Borough, sometimes over challenging, sensitive issues. You will be asked to attend meetings out of hours either virtually or in person for example to represent the Highways Service at Parish Council meetings and to present all Highway matters on behalf of the Service. Therefore, you will need to possess excellent communication skills and be approachable as we are a strong customer focused service.This is necessary to provide cover for the team during office hours and at times answer emergency calls throughout the day from our Contact Centre.If you would like any further information on this vacancy, please contact Karl Farrow Area Engineer on 07766526147 or emailTo find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please seeNo candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the for more information.Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours.For any technical enquiries please email and quote job reference number in all correspondence.
