Asset Management Engineer

Asset Management Engineer

Grade: H to K

Salary: £24,982 to £35,745

Location: Hybrid working – expected to visit sites and County Hall, Northallerton

Full time – permanent

We’re looking for an Asset Management Engineer to join our Highways Asset Management Team.

Our Team

The Highway Asset Management Team forms part of the Network Strategy Group within the Highways and Transportation Service Unit. Out team’s core functions are Highway Maintenance Policy and Strategy; Capital Maintenance Scheme Identification; Network Management Policy and Strategy; Highway Asset Valuation; Highway Asset Management System (Symology: Insight); Highway Condition Monitoring; and using HMEP guidance, identifying asset management service improvements.

The role

As an Asset Management Engineer you are responsible for providing Asset Management expertise and support within the Highway Asset Management Team in developing and implementing Highways Network related Management and Maintenance policy and strategy.

You will work on a wide range of projects across the highways service, working with teams within the County Council, its partner organisations and other external organisations.

Developing and updating highway maintenance strategy will be a large part of your role, alongside analysing and interpreting asset condition data, to help determine highway investment strategies and decisions for the County Council.

What you will bring:

This is a career graded role, to be successful as entry level you will have successfully completed the Civil Engineering NC and will then be enrolled on the HND/C in Civil Engineering. To qualify for the Grade I position, you will have successfully completed the Civil Engineering NC and the first year of the HND/C qualification (and will be continuing into year 2 of the qualification). For Grade K, you will have successfully completed the Civil Engineering NC and HND/C qualification.

You must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written, have the ability to problem solve and offer practical solutions as well as good analytical and organisational skills.

What’s in it for you.

As a council we are lucky to benefit from access to modern technology enabling us to work from various locations – including other NYCC bases and from home. This post comes at no exception and the successful candidate will have an agile approach to their work, optimising resources and making the most of our flexible working options. We can offer you a comprehensive benefits package including continuous professional development; flexible working hours; local government pension scheme; salary sacrifice schemes and employee discount benefits.

Contact and apply

If you would like an informal conversation regarding the role, please contact James Gilroy on 07973747056

For more details about our Highways service and view all vacancies go to:

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/highways-opportunities

To apply for our position please send your CV and cover letter quoting AME to resourcingsolutions@northyorks.gov.uk no later than midnight 9^th February

It is important that your CV includes: your full contact details (telephone, email, address), full employment history (name of employer, job titles, dates of employment and salary), full education history (qualification, grade, dates and place of study), explanation of any gaps in employment and the contact details of at least two referees including your current / most recent employer indicating whether you consent to us contacting each referee prior to interview.

Your personal statement should outline your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria for the role.

Key dates

Closing date: 9^th February

Interview date: week commencing 28^th February