Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 04 October 2024
Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)
Interview Date: 17 October 2024
This role is subject to:
Qualification:
Have relevant highway engineering or highway design experience AND
Hold an undergraduate degree or MSc in a relevant transportation or engineering discipline, OR
Hold a HNC / HND in Engineering or relevant equivalent.
Driving Licence: You must always hold a full valid driving licence.
Casual Car Documentation: The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
Application Instructions: To be considered for this post, you must upload a current CV with your application form, which outlines your skills, knowledge and experience in a similar Highway Maintenance / Engineering role, as outlined in the role profile. (You can reach this on our careers page by clicking 'apply' on this advert.)
The role holder will lead and have accountability for the delivery of a range of technical projects, initiatives or work packages that comply with relevant legislation and help achieve the Council's corporate aims and objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead an innovative, forward-thinking technical consultancy function within the Network Management Highway Maintenance Team.
Actively achieve efficiencies in project, programme and maintenance service delivery and improvements in the quality of service.
Develop successful internal and external relationships and secure stakeholder commitment through negotiation and communications, both oral and written, to ensure work packages are delivered effectively to customer requirements and agreed objectives.
Work closely with contractors where required to ensure effective work package delivery.
Manage a range of assigned resources, staff, and performance management duties.
About the Network Management Team: It provides services for communities and neighbourhoods, including planned and reactive maintenance, network management and development control, co-ordinating and managing roadworks and highway maintenance programmes (footway and carriageway defects, gully cleansing and improvements, winter maintenance including gritting, highways structures, flood management, parking, public spaces, monuments, and water features). They aim to meet the needs of the city and our residents by providing the best possible service, working efficiently and generating income.
Contract Management:
Managing and maintaining highways (defect repairs), (gully cleansing and improvement programmes), (winter maintenance including gritting), highway structures (bridges, culverts, and retaining walls).
Responsibility for contracts relating to the above workstreams.
Reporting on technical engineering, performance, quality, and commercial checks and assessments.
Keeping asset management information up to date.
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