Highways Asset Engineer — Maintenance & Drainage Lead

Stoke-on-Trent City Council; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working options

Local authority pension scheme

Professional development through学习

Job summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking a motivated and experienced Highways Engineer to join our Highway Asset Management team, delivering maintenance schemes across the city to keep roads safe and reliable. This hands-on role focuses on planning, design and delivery from conception to completion.

You will manage budgets, liaise with inspectors, contractors, councillors and residents, and contribute to continuous improvement of highway asset management practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in the planning, design and delivery of highway maintenance and asset management programmes.
• Knowledge of carriageway and footway construction, resurfacing, reconstruction and preventive maintenance techniques.
• Understanding of highway asset management principles and lifecycle planning.
• Experience of managing projects, budgets and contractors.
• Ability to interpret condition survey data and use asset information to develop maintenance priorities.
• Good knowledge of relevant highway legislation, specifications and industry standards.
• Experience using highway asset management systems and relevant engineering software.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver annual highway maintenance programmes in line with the Highway Asset Management Plan.
• Design, specify and oversee carriageway and footway resurfacing, reconstruction, patching and preventative maintenance schemes.
• Prioritise maintenance investment using condition surveys, inspections, asset data and risk-based principles.
• Manage projects through feasibility, costing, procurement, delivery and completion.
• Monitor scheme budgets, programme performance and contractor delivery.
• Identify and develop solutions to highway drainage issues that affect asset condition and network resilience.
• Prepare technical specifications, contract documentation and reports.
• Liaise with residents, councillors, contractors and internal stakeholders regarding maintenance programmes and scheme delivery.
• Support the continuous development and improvement of highway asset management practices.

Skills

Highways maintenance

Asset management

Project management

Budget management

Condition data

Legislation & standards

Engineering software

Stakeholder management

Job description

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking a motivated and experienced Highways Engineer to join our Highway Asset Management team, delivering maintenance schemes across the city to keep roads safe and reliable. This hands-on role focuses on planning, design and delivery from conception to completion.

You will manage budgets, liaise with inspectors, contractors, councillors and residents, and contribute to continuous improvement of highway asset management practices.