Statutory Approvals Engineer (ID:2787)
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Additional Payments: Casual Car User
Closing Date: 07 August 2024
This role is subject to -
Qualification -
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with a relevant institution membership or working towards
- Or Hold an undergraduate degree or MSc in a relevant engineering discipline
- Or full Membership of a relevant Institution
- Or hold a HNC / HND in Engineering or relevant equivalent
- And have relevant highway engineering experience
Registration - Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with a relevant institution membership or working towards.
Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
The Team
The Statutory Approvals Highways team are an expanding team within the Highways Service at Manchester City Council. The team helps to lead an innovative, forward thinking technical consultancy function for the assigned service area, ensuring that solutions are delivered in line with customer and legislative requirements in relation to Section 38 and Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980.
The team are responsible for a diverse and challenging work programme, so you can expect to get involved with work that contribute to the areas below:
- Providing technical advice and expertise to developers and planners in designing appropriate highway schemes based on current design guidance in relation to Section 38 and Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 and to ensure all developments which affect the highway infrastructure are to a high standard.
- Ensuring that permitted development is controlled in a fashion which complements the existing infrastructure and minimises impact on services in the area while working toward a Safe and Sustainable highway network.
- Using Highway Design experience including aspects of drainage design including SuDS, to provide a more sustainable highway network for future generations.
- Providing technical advice on kerbing, road & footway surfacing and construction phasing including site supervision.
The Role
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced Highway Engineers to join our team and play a role in some of the most exciting and prestigious development projects across Manchester. The candidate will have extensive Highway Engineering experience including the design and implementation of highways schemes, in order to provide advice to planners and developers on technical detail and material specification.
You will take a role within a team of expert engineers and technicians, and work closely with colleagues from various disciplines to manage the delivery of technically-excellent, highways schemes.
About the Candidate
The Skills
You will have technical qualifications and a portfolio of experience demonstrating your quality and client focussed approach, will have consistently demonstrated your ability to manage multiple projects, mentor and develop less experienced engineers, provide management cover when required and have a passion for creative and intuitive design.
Your benefits will include:
Helping our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance is important to us. If you join Manchester City Council, as well as receiving a competitive salary, you'll also have the opportunity to explore flexible working arrangements. Core benefits include 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 30), generous pension scheme, life assurance and MCR+ discounts
You'll also be able to give back to communities with up to three days paid volunteering days each year.
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