Highways Asset Engineer

Highway Asset Engineer

Contract Type:  Permanent

Working Pattern: Full time

Advert Start Date:  07/09/2018

Advert End Date:  21/09/2018 23:59

Salary: £27,358 to £30,756 Grade 9

Hours per week:  37

Job Category:  Architects / Surveyors / Engineers

Vacancy ID:  178936

Employment Location:

Your normal place of work is County Hall. However, you may be required to work at any Council workplace within County Durham.

Post Number:

REAL/18/202

With a population of over 520,000 people, living in 228,000 households, County Durham is an outstanding place to live and work. The county covers an area of 2230 square km with nearly 4000 km of highways serving 12 major towns and, of course, the beautiful historical centre of Durham City.

Durham County Council is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Highways Asset Management Engineer to work within busy, high performing Highways Assets Services Teams.

The Council’s Highways Asset Team is responsible for the improvement and maintenance of the highway network and associated assets together with the implementation of functions required under the Highways Act.

Post holders will be responsible for providing support and guidance in delivering high quality Highways Assets Services functions.

As an employee of Durham County Council you will have access to a number of benefits including:

• Up to 31 days annual leave
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption Leave Payments
• Additional Leave Purchase Scheme
• Flexi Time Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services

You will be joining a forward thinking, well managed Council that values the contributions its staff makes in making the organisation perform to the highest standards.

Required Qualifications: HNC in Civil Engineering

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Paul Watson, Highways Asset Management on tel. no. 03000 268099 email paul.watson@durham.gov.uk

It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Friday 28 September 2018.

Due to the requirement to drive a County Council vehicle in this role, appointment will be subject to the production of a valid driving licence for the required category of vehicle and the satisfactory completion of an in-house Driver Induction Assessment

Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the HR Operations & Data Team on telephone no. 03000 267190 / 267940 or email hrreal@durham.gov.uk

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.

In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.