Maintenance Officer

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the Vale of Glamorgan seeks a Maintenance Officer to oversee the maintenance and safety of surface water drainage assets. Your role will involve coordinating works on public highways, ensuring they are kept free from obstructions and effectively managed. You will collaborate with stakeholders, supervise maintenance activities, and participate in the development of asset management systems. The position requires strong technical experience in highway maintenance and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating works on the highway.
• Good geographical understanding of the Vale of Glamorgan.
• Ability to represent the Council during site meetings.

Responsibilities

• Ensure surface water assets are regularly maintained and free of obstructions.
• Supervise drainage and ditched works to prevent flooding.
• Engage with stakeholders to coordinate highway maintenance works.

Skills

Highway maintenance or highway engineering technical experience

Good communication skills

Ability to understand service drawings and drainage survey plans

Practical attitude for dealing with complaints

Self-motivated

Job description

About us The above posts exist within the Vale of Glamorgan’s Neighbourhood Services and Transport Department which comprises interlinked service areas of Neighbourhood Services Operations, Engineering and Transport.

All these service areas feature large, high profile, front-line operations delivering various functions directly to citizens of, and visitors to, the Vale of Glamorgan.

The Neighbourhood Services Operations team are responsible for managing and maintaining the public highway to a standard that ensures they are safe and passable by the public.

The team are also responsible for managing maintenance works and ensuring all adopted drainage assets are regularly inspected and cleansed with flooding issues investigated and resolved, therefore we are looking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced officer within the team to undertake these works.

The Council is looking to specifically appoint someone who can liaise with internal colleagues,members of public and elected members to ensure good communication throughout, whilst ensuring the surface water drainage network is well managed.

Ambitious

• Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.

Open

• Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.

Together

• Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.

Proud

• Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

About the role Pay Details: Grade 7 spinal point 20-25 £32,597 - £36,363 Hours of Work / Working Pattern: 37hrs/52 weeks Main Place of Work: Alps Depot, Wenvoe Temporary Reason: N/A Description: The Vale of Glamorgan Council has approx. 21,000 surface water gullies that we are responsible for maintaining and the role will primarily be required to attend site and ensure the surface water assets are safe, regularly maintained and free of obstructions.

Similarly, within the rural Vale where surface water assets are traditionally in the form of grips and ditches, specialist plant and drivers are used to clear under suitable Chapter 8 traffic management to ensure safe working practices of our workforce and the public.

The Maintenance Officer role will primarily be required to engage with all stakeholders when coordinating works on the adopted highway in accordance with the Highways Act 1980 and Traffic Management Act 2004 and the role is to supervise other highway maintenance works undertaken by in-house teams or contractors.

The role will maintain, investigate, solve and supervise drainage/ditching works across the Vale of Glamorgan to provide solutions to assist with highway and other land flooding prevention.

The role is to also assist with the ongoing development of the Neighbourhood Services asset management systems and to manage the Council’s non illuminated street furniture assets, such as bollards, benches and bus shelters and we are seeking an officer to arrange any maintenance works where required.

About you You will need: Highway maintenance or highway engineering technical experience Be organised and methodical with good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to understand service drawings and drainage survey plans and co-ordinate works Practical attitude for dealing with complaints from all parties Self-motivated and the ability to motivate and communicate effectively with staff and members of the Public Knowledge of engineering practices, the Highways Act (1980) and New Road and Street Works Act (1991) Good geographical understanding of the Vale of Glamorgan Ability to attend site meetings and represent the Council to ensure the drainage network is well maintained Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a busy environment Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team Able to devise and prioritise own workload Ability to drive/travel throughout the Vale or between locations as appropriate Additional information DBS Check Required: No For Further Information, contact: Nathan Thomas nathanthomasvaleofglamorgan.gov.uk 07395 832 133 Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.

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