We are seeking to appoint a Senior Highway Engineer to join our Highways Maintenance & Asset Management team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineer with a proven record, qualified to Degree level or other recognised Engineering based qualification.

Highways Maintenance & Asset Management provides an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in the workplace. We currently have a major Liverpool City Region and SMBC funded capital programme, working in collaboration with both internal and external partners as well as a substantial Highway revenue supported maintenance programme.

As a Senior Highway Engineer, you will prepare and implement highway improvement and capital schemes, and revenue delivery works, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and standards.

About you

Are you qualified to Degree level or have equivalent technical experience in an engineering or transportation discipline; or possess equivalent experience within a local authority or organisation of comparable complexity.

With project management experience, you will have the ability to monitor and manage budgets and build and maintain positive relationships with a range of stake holders to ensure the successful delivery of schemes.

You will have a broad knowledge of contract procurement and management, construction methods, materials, and practices, plus a knowledge of Approved Codes of Practice, highway standards, and health and safety, to enable effective design and supervision of highway improvement and maintenance projects.

In addition, you will have knowledge of the relevant design standards and specifications for highway schemes as well as the ability to design directly utilising industry lead software available.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact HR representative to resolve your enquiry.

Provisional interview date: End October 2024

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity, and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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