Asset Engineer

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Annual leave and pension benefits

Salary sacrifice for extra leave

Employee discount schemes

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an Asset Engineer to join the Asset Strategy & Systems team to plan and deliver highway maintenance and asset management projects across the county. You will use asset management principles to prioritise schemes and deliver improvements that benefit communities.

You will work with colleagues, contractors and partners, managing budgets and risks while contributing to asset management strategies.

Qualifications

• An HNC in Civil Engineering or related discipline, or significant relevant experience.
• Experience planning, developing or delivering highway, infrastructure or asset management projects.
• Good understanding of highway maintenance and asset management principles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience of working with contractors, consultants or partner organisations.
• Commitment to excellent customer service and community-focused delivery.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or professional registration such as Incorporated or Chartered Engineer would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering highway maintenance and asset management projects.
• Identifying and prioritising schemes that improve the network.
• Supporting the development of asset management strategies and policies.
• Managing project budgets, risks and programme performance.
• Working closely with local communities and stakeholders.
• Preparing reports and providing technical advice.
• Managing consultants and contractors to ensure projects are delivered safely and effectively.
• Contributing to innovation and continuous improvement in asset management practices.

Skills

Strong communication and stakeholder

Project management

Prioritisation and deadlines

Customer service orientation

Education

HNC in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Civil Engineering degree advantageous ( Incorporated/Chartered )

Job description

Help maintain and improve Cambridgeshire's Highways Are you passionate about making a real difference to the places where people live, work and travel? We're looking for an Asset Engineer to join our Asset Strategy & Systems team and help shape the future of Cambridgeshire's highway network. This is an exciting opportunity to use your engineering knowledge and project management skills to deliver improvements that benefit communities across the county. From roads and footways to cycle routes and public rights of way, you'll help ensure our transport infrastructure remains safe, reliable and fit for the future. About the role As an Asset Engineer, you'll play a key role in planning and delivering maintenance and improvement schemes across the highway network. You'll use asset management principles to help us make the best investment decisions, maximise value for money and support our long-term maintenance strategies. Working with colleagues, contractors, councillors, local communities and external partners, you'll help turn plans into successful projects that improve everyday journeys for residents and visitors alike. No two days are the same. One day you could be developing maintenance programmes and reviewing asset data, and the next you could be meeting local stakeholders, managing project delivery or helping to respond to urgent highway issues.

• Planning and delivering highway maintenance and asset management projects.
• Identifying and prioritising schemes that improve the network.
• Supporting the development of asset management strategies and policies.
• Managing project budgets, risks and programme performance.
• Working closely with local communities and stakeholders.
• Preparing reports and providing technical advice.
• Managing consultants and contractors to ensure projects are delivered safely and effectively.
• Contributing to innovation and continuous improvement in asset management practices., Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic, organized and motivated to make a positive difference.

You will have:

• An HNC in Civil Engineering or a related discipline, or significant relevant experience.
• Experience of planning, developing or delivering highway, infrastructure or asset management projects.
• A good understanding of highway maintenance and asset management principles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• Experience of working with contractors, consultants or partner organisations.
• A commitment to excellent customer service and community-focused delivery.

A degree in Civil Engineering or professional registration such as Incorporated or Chartered Engineer would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes