Leicestershire County Council’s environment and transport department is responsible for some of the most widely used services in Leicestershire. By working with us, you could help make a positive impact on the lives of Leicestershire residents every day.
Read some our department’s main policies and strategies below:
A rewarding career
We offer many rewarding careers, from part-time opportunities to roles offering exciting career progression, including:
- Civil Engineering (design and construction)
- Highway Maintenance
- Waste and Environmental Management
- Road Safety
- Administration
- Project Management
- Policy and Planning
- Data and Transport Modelling
- Drivers
- Construction work
- Computer aided design
- Urban planning
Have you got the drive and enthusiasm to join us
Whilst some of our opportunities do require previous experience and specific qualifications, this is not always the case. Skills which could help you join our team include:
- Driving including HGV
- Being good with people
- Attention to detail/being organised
- Managing Projects
If you enjoy driving and working with people, in a role that really makes a difference to people's lives, we would love to hear from you.
Careers in transport planning
Are you interested in planning for the future needs of Leicestershire's residents? Are you looking to develop your skills and knowledge in sustainable travel while making sure people can still reach the services they need? We offer a range of ambitious and varied planning careers within our supportive team, with scope for personal development and to gain new qualifications.
Starting your career
We run apprenticeships for transport planning technicians, tree surgeons, groundworkers, construction site engineering technicians and many other roles. These are usually advertised each summer.
We also run a transport planning training scheme for university graduates with recruitment spread out throughout the year.
A number of apprenticeships to train and develop existing staff who want to develop their career such as Civil Engineering degrees, qualifications for heavy vehicle service and maintenance technicians, and operations managers are also available.
Browse our current Apprenticeships .
Progressing your career – skills and qualifications
No matter where you are in your career, we offer countless opportunities for development and progression. Our staff advance through a career-graded structure and learn new skills via our learning hub.
We support staff development through our Annual Performance Review programme and 1-to-1s. We can mentor you towards further academic qualifications, such as engineering certificates and accreditation. If you're interested in attending a local college course or a degree in civil engineering, we can assist.
For those seeking professional qualification status, we partner with industry organisations to help you achieve it. Many staff become members of institutes like the Institution of Civil Engineers ICE, the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation CIHT and the Institute of Highway Engineers IHE and more.
Apply for Environment and Transport roles
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