Highway Engineer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); England; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job description

Highway Maintenance – Highway Engineer

Countywide

£37,938 - £40,476 per annum (Scale K)

Two Permanent positions available

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two driven and self-motivated engineers to join our Structural Highway Maintenance Team at Warwickshire County Council.

The team oversees and delivers in partnership with our term maintenance contractor all planned highway works and capital highway programme.

Your role will be to design and project manage highway structural, surface maintenance, and capital improvement works/schemes, and manage the delivery within agreed timescales, budgets and quality standards. Identifying site technical problems and recommending solutions will also be part of your work.

You should have experience in implementing civil engineering highway works, including inspecting, recording and reporting on construction projects, and you are used to assessing temporary traffic management solutions.

Key Requirements

1. Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
2. Planning and organizing skills.
3. IT skills.
4. Knowledge of current design and construction standards and specifications.
5. Strong health & safety awareness.
6. Ability to travel across Warwickshire.

For further information please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision; could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills, and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us; we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

For further information about the roles please contact the hiring manager: Scott Carpenter - 01926 413446 or [e-mail].

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting, so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application.

Closing date: Midnight on Monday 14th April

Interview date: Wednesday 23rd April

Should you require application forms in an alternative format/language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of underrepresentation in its workforce.