Assistant ITS Engineer

We’re looking for an Assistant ITS Engineer to join our Highways team on a 12 month fixedterm contract. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of Greater Manchester’s Intelligent Transport Systems, helping us keep the network moving and supporting the delivery of new roadside assets and digital capabilities. You’ll play a key role in maintaining and developing the systems that underpin traffic management across the region, working with suppliers, contractors and internal teams to ensure our ITS assets remain safe, reliable and futureready.

Your Role

As an Assistant ITS Engineer, you’ll support the operation, maintenance and development of our ITS and UTC systems. You’ll work closely with suppliers and contractors to ensure equipment is performing effectively, contribute to the delivery of new ITS schemes, and provide technical insight to help us manage the network efficiently. You’ll analyse data, support fault resolution, and help shape the next generation of digital traffic management tools across Greater Manchester. This is a handson, varied role with real impact on daytoday network performance.

For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

You’ll be joining the Highways Intelligent Transport Systems team, part of the wider Highways directorate responsible for keeping Greater Manchester’s roads safe, efficient and wellmanaged. Our work directly supports millions of journeys each week and plays a vital role in improving reliability, reducing congestion and enabling sustainable travel choices. This role offers the chance to contribute to meaningful public outcomes while developing specialist skills in a growing and innovative field. We are also entering a period of significant growth and investment in our digital and ITS capabilities.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

You’ll bring a positive attitude, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders. You don’t need to be an expert from day one, what matters most is your willingness to learn, adapt and get involved. Ideally, you’ll have a degree in a numerate, engineering or humanities discipline, or relevant technical experience with transferable skills. You’ll be proactive, organised and collaborative, with the curiosity and flexibility to pick up new technologies, tools and processes as our systems evolve.

What we can offer you

This is a 12month fixedterm role within a supportive, friendly and highly skilled team. WIth a salary of £36,093 £41,161 depending on experience. You’ll gain handson experience with realworld ITS and UTC systems, contribute to major capital projects, and develop technical and operational skills that are in high demand across the sector.

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

What’s next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. When completing your application, please ensure that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit.

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