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As an experienced Highways Maintenance Engineer, you will have a varied workload, offering engineering solutions for highways carriageways, footway resurfacing and drainage. Working in a growing economic region, you will help to maintain and implement the council's highway infrastructure and improvement schemes.

What you will be doing

• Using your knowledge and experience of highways and legislation, you will manage work from start to finish, taking on projects with specified budgets and briefs, including scheme design.
• It will be your responsibility to supervise on site, to ensure works are completed in accordance with specifications. 
• You will ensure all works undertaken are within budget and design, with the settlement of final accounts with the term contractor, or an in-house service provider.
• The role involves a mix of office-based administration/design and site visits, coordinating with contractors and stakeholders on the highway network, including construction sites.

What we need from you

• It is essential you have a degree or equivalent, and a professional qualification in an appropriate discipline.
• You will have considerable relevant experience and be chartered or have incorporated membership of an appropriate institution.
• We require you to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of highway works and maintenance and be conversant with relevant legislation.
• It is essential you have an in-depth knowledge of health & safety, highway construction and maintenance techniques, CDM Regulations and the Traffic Management Act. 
• It is desirable for you to have experience in local authority processes and Autocad.

What you need to know  

• This is a full time role, working 37 hours per week. 
• You may be required to work outside of normal office hours and must hold a valid driving license.
• In exceptional circumstances, the qualification requirements may be waived if considerable relevant experience and personal capabilities are demonstrated.

Interviews will be held on 10th February 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.   
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.  
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.  

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.  

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.   
• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.  
• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.  

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.   
  
We’re making a difference, be part of it!

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