Area Engineer – Highway Maintenance

Area Engineer – Highway Maintenance

£38052 (point 42)

A chance to develop your wide range of highway experience in a frontline service.  We’re looking for an effective team leader to provide highway engineering and maintenance expertise involving the design, management and implementation of an ongoing highway maintenance programme from identification to completion.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for this key role in the highway authority within the South Area Divisional office based in Beverley.  While leading one of five area teams working in partnership with the council’s in-house operational unit and managing external contractors, you will provide advice to members of the public, elected members and parish councils together with a range of other stakeholders.

You should be educated to HND/HNC standard in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) with substantial post qualification experience in highway maintenance.  You should also be experienced in the supervision and management of highway works, health and safety legislation requirements, budget management responsibility and have effective team leadership experience.

Working knowledge of highway design standards, engineering contract management and highway law is essential as is the ability to use computer based IT systems to obtain, analyse and manipulate technical data.  Excellent written and oral communication skills are desirable.

For an informal discussion please contact Tony Wilson, Highway Maintenance Service Manager, tel (01482) 395726.

Application packs are available at https://bit.ly/2CTlg53

Advert No:     STRE000198

Closing Date: 27 January 2018

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is pursuing equality of opportunity in employment.