Highways Infrastructure Engineer

Hull City Council; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Hull is seeking a Highway Infrastructure Engineer to assist in the oversight and delivery of maintenance programmes. The successful candidate will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, produce construction briefs, and provide technical guidance. A Civil Engineering or Highways background is essential, along with relevant experience in highway asset management and design. The role offers excellent professional development along with a defined benefits pension scheme.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts through Hull Plus

Qualifications

• Experience in highway asset management environment.
• In depth knowledge of highway design and construction types.
• Experience of proactive maintenance treatments and programme delivery.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing delivery of maintenance programmes.
• Engage with stakeholders including residents and businesses.
• Produce detailed construction briefs for the Design and Commissioning Team.

Skills

Highway asset management

AutoCAD drafting

Highways design knowledge

Data collation and interrogation

Proactive maintenance treatments

Transport around the city

Education

Civil Engineering or Highways background

Tools

AutoCAD

Relevant IT packages

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic Highway Asset Management Team within Major Projects & Infrastructure at Hull City Council.

We are seeking candidates with a Civil Engineering or Highways background who can assist the Manager-Highway Assets in overseeing the delivery of the annual carriageway and footway planned maintenance programmes, ensuring efficient maintenance of the highway network in Hull. The successful candidate will work closely with the Manger-Highways Assets and other professional staff across the Council to deliver a highway capital programme that will facilitate asset improvement and support associated city-wide regeneration plans. They will also engage with a range of stakeholders, including residents, businesses and Portfolio Holders.

The role of the Highway Infrastructure Engineer will involve the production of detailed construction briefs for issue to the Design and Commissioning Team. Providing sound, technical support and guidance throughout the scheme procurement and delivery stage. Playing a lead role in delivering a number of proactive maintenance programmes undertaken on both the footway and carriageway network. Assisting the Manager-Highway Assets with obtaining and interrogating annual condition data to produce current and future planned maintenance programmes. Providing technical guidance and instructions to internal and external stakeholders ensuring the integrity of the highway asset is maintained.

Experience Preferred

• Experience of working in a highway asset management environment.
• In depth knowledge of highways design and construction types.
• Experience of proactive maintenance treatments and programme delivery.
• Experience of highway condition surveys, data collation and interrogation.
• Experience of AutoCad drafting and relevant IT packages.
• Good understanding and application of current highway design codes and standards
• Ability to transport self around the city to travel to sites.

Hull City Council provides a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees. This includes policies and support to help balance home life with work commitments, excellent learning and development opportunities, a defined benefit pension scheme and employee discounts from a range of suppliers via our Hull Plus website.

If you are excited by the opportunity to play a central role in the Highway Asset Management Team within Hull City Council and share our values to provide aspirational benefits to the people of Hull, then we’d like to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Pete O'Malley, Manager Highway Assets, on 01482 614 880 or pete.o'[e-mail]

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.