Structures Contract Officer (Highways)

Structures Contract Officer (Highways) (ID:4351)

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance

Closing Date: 11 October 2024

Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)

Interview Date: 31 October 2024 - TBC

This role is subject to -

Qualification - A relevant qualification in Structural Engineering / Civil Engineering at degree level. 

Registration - Membership of a relevant Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering body. 

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.

Driving Licence – The successful candidate should hold a full clean driving licence as you will be required to drive a vehicle adhering to council regulations.

The Vacancy…

We have an exciting position for a suitably qualified and experienced professional to support the development the highway structures team.

If you consider yourself suited to this role (please see the attached Role Profile for further information regarding the position), we’d love to hear from you.

Why Manchester…

Manchester is often ranked as one of the best cities in the world to live within international media circles, with ‘nightlife’, ‘creativity’, ‘community spirit’, ‘friendliness’ and ‘getting to know your neighbours’ top of the list. We are home to the UK’s largest indoor arena, its second largest international airport, major sporting venues, great public transport options, and is right in the heart of the nation’s motorway network.

On our doorstep are National Parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty and stunning coastlines.

Within the City, our 555,000+ residents live in every kind of housing from modern residential skyscrapers, traditional Victorian terraced neighbourhoods, to leafy suburban districts.

The Highways Service in Manchester has a key role to play in the evolution of our city, making sure our structural assets are maintained and are high-quality, safe, and sustainable. The Council’s stock of highway bridges (900nr) are maintained to a standard of inspection that meets or exceeds the risk-based interval requirements for the Inspection of Highway Structures. If you share Manchester’s clear ambitions in delivering high quality services in the city, we want to hear from you.  If you’re successful, you’ll join a team of professionals pushing forward a high standard of service delivery, healthy, safe, sustainable, and accessible highway services within the city.

What you can expect from us…

• A competitive salary from £44,428 to £48,474.
• Casual-user car allowance per-mile scheme for all business miles travelled.
• Car leasing scheme that offers a brand-new, competitively priced, electric or hybrid car to pay a monthly fixed cost straight out of your salary, pre-tax: no deposit requirement or credit checks, maintenance included, fully comprehensive insurance included.
• A generous annual leave entitlement of up to 31 days paid leave (plus bank holidays) after a qualifying period of local government service and the ability to purchase an additional 10 days leave for full time employees.
• A flexible approach to working arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, including a 35-hour working week, and flexitime scheme which permits accrued hours to be taken as additional “flexi-leave” days
• A great working environment within the Town Hall offices, right in the heart of the city, plus a pragmatic approach to homeworking
• We will help you develop your career by providing development and support whatever your level of experience
• A host of health & wellbeing benefits – e.g., Employee Assistance Programme, gym discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution into a defined benefit pension, with life cover and the option to build additional voluntary contributions via salary sacrifice arrangements
• Up to 3 days (paid) volunteering leave for rewarding work opportunities within the city & community

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

About the Candidate

You’ll be able to demonstrate that you have the knowledge and experience of undertaking a similar position within the industry, with particular emphasis on structural inspections, maintenance, design and managing annual maintenance programmes of work across the full spectrum of the construction industry, gained within either a Local Authority, Consultancy, or the Private sector.

You will be able to contribute to our service delivery and manage your own workload with minimal day-to-day supervision, across all types of projects, from small to complex commercial schemes whilst managing team members and supply chain partners.

Ideally you will be a qualified structural engineer at degree level with membership of (MICE., IStructE) and Chartered, but if you are still working towards this, and have suitable experience, we’d still love to hear from you.

By clicking ‘apply’ you will be taken to our careers page where you can see more information and can complete your application.