Structures Team Manager

Cardiff Capital; Pontypridd; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

26–31 days annual leave

Leisure Centre benefits

Vivup benefits

Job summary

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is recruiting a Chartered Engineer to lead the Structures Team within the Infrastructure Asset Management Section in Pontypridd. The role demands strategic oversight of bridges, retaining walls and larger culverts with technical guidance across stakeholders.

The post is based at the new Pontypridd HQ with a hybrid work pattern and a 37-hour week under flexible hours. Generous leave and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme are offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering and Chartered Engineer status with ICE/IStructE or equivalent.
• Experience leading and managing a Structures team within highway/bridges assets.
• Strong technical advisory capability across stakeholders and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Structures Team in the Infrastructure Asset Management Section.
• Oversee maintenance of highway and parks structures assets including bridges and retaining walls.
• Provide technical advice to a range of stakeholders and external partners.

Skills

Chartered Engineer (ICE/IStructE)

Leadership

Team Management

Highway/Structures knowledge

Project Management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Chartered Engineer to lead and manage the Structures Team in the Infrastructure Asset Management Section in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

The Council has a dedicated team of Engineers to manage and maintain the highway and parks services structures asset including bridges, retaining walls and larger culverts and provides technical advice to a range of stakeholders. We are looking for a candidate with experience and knowledge to lead and manage this team. It is an opportunity to work within the third largest local authority in Wales.

You will have a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent and hold Chartered Engineer status with the ICE or IStructE or equivalent and have experience as outlined in the detailed job description.

The permanent full-time position is based at the Council’s newly constructed, modern headquarters in the centre of Pontypridd, benefiting from the services and facilities of the town centre, nearby public parking, and excellent public transport links to Cardiff and the surrounding Valleys area.

A hybrid working arrangement is in place with staff able to work from both home and the office, which is to continue in the long term. Employment hours are 37 hours a week, under the flexible working hours scheme, and our generous annual leave allowance will provide you with 26 days holiday each year increasing to 31 upon 5 years of completed service (in addition to 8 public holidays).

There is also the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions, and our financial support benefits will help to give you a sense of security and wellbeing for the future.

In addition, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including discounted ‘Leisure for Life’ membership for access to the various facilities offered at all Council leisure centres, the ‘Vivup’ staff benefits provider which offers a wide range of benefits including lifestyle savings, salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health and wellbeing.

The post is GR15 with a market supplement to help attract the right candidate

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.

Care Experienced Leavers – Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of the Council’s corporate parenting role it is committed to supporting its care experienced leavers. This means anyone who has spent time within the care system at any point in their life. We encourage applications from individuals who are care experienced to enable them to access employment, education, experiences and volunteering opportunities.

The Council will guarantee an interview for any care experienced leavers who wish to take part in the scheme who meet the essential criteria for the role.