Team Leader Highway Structures

Carrington West; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is assisting a busy Council in recruiting a Team Leader - Highway Structures (Bridges) on an ongoing contract. This full-time role offers a daily rate of £380–£400, negotiable for the right candidate, with flexible working arrangements.

You will act as the main point of contact for highway structures, oversee inspection programmes (~220 structures per year), prioritise schemes from ~440 assets, and provide design support for major schemes while ensuring compliant, safe

Responsibilities

• Act as main contact for highway structures across the Council.
• Respond to emergency structures call outs and oversee related repairs.
• Manage delivery and content of the structures inspection programme (≈220 structures/year).
• Produce a prioritized refurbishment list from ~440 assets; work with £500,000 funding.
• Provide design support for new footbridges or retaining walls for major schemes.
• Complete technical approvals and negotiate with developers to ensure compliant designs and construction quality.
• Bring income to the department through structures work for other internal and external clients.
• Lead external liaison with other Highway Authorities and government bodies.
• Must have a valid UK driving licence.

Job description

Team Leader - Structures (Bridges)

Carrington West is assisting a busy Council in recruiting a Team Leader - Highway Structures (Bridges) to join them on an ongoing contract basis.

This is a full-time contract position. The rate on offer is £380 - £400 per day - negotiable for the right candidate and dependant on experience. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for all highway structures related matters across the Council, assisting the Manager for Engineering Services in responses to the mayor, Portfolio Holder and Council members when required.
• Respond to emergency structures call outs, taking the appropriate actions swiftly to ensure the safety of all network users whilst maximising the use of the highway. Designing and/or providing technical assistance to the supervision of any related repairs.
• Manage the delivery and technical report content of the Council's structures inspection programme, totalling approximately 220 no. structures per year.
• Produce a prioritised list of schemes from the entire structures asset (approximately 440 no.) and completing the associated refurbishment designs to maintain the Council's bridge stock in a serviceable condition. Current annual funding allocation of £500,000.
• Provide support in the form of new footbridge or retaining wall designs or specifications, or refurbishment details and advice, to fit into major schemes delivered by the Council's engineering department.
• Complete the technical approval and negotiating with developers to ensure compliant designs and construction quality on all developer-led structures to minimise future maintenance.
• Bring income into the department through the completion of structures work for other internal and external clients.
• Lead on external liaison with other Highway Authorities and government bodies to develop and maintain effective links.
• Must have valid UK driving licence.

Recruitment details

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