Job ID:
4346
All Locations
Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA
All Job Types
Engineering
Advertising Salary
Grade 8 £39,186 - £43,421 (Bar at £42,403) per annum pro rata
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Neighbourhoods
Advert Closing Date
04 Oct 2024
Working Patterns offered:
Full-time

About The Role

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance

Closing Date: 04 October 2024

Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)
 
Interview Date: 17 October 2024

 

This role is subject to -

Qualification - 

Have relevant highway engineering or highway design experience AND
Hold an undergraduate degree or MSc in a relevant transportation or engineering discipline
Or hold a HNC / HND in Engineering or relevant equivalent

Driving Licence – you must always hold a full valid driving licence

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.

Application Instructions: To be considered for this post, you must upload a current CV with your application form, which outlines your skills, knowledge and experience in a similar Highway Maintenance / Engineering role, as outlined in the attached role profile.

 

The role holder will lead and have accountability for the delivery of a range of technical projects, initiatives or work packages that comply with relevant legislation and help achieve the Council’s corporate aims and objectives.

Lead an innovative, forward thinking technical consultancy function within the Network Management Highway Maintenance Team.
 
Actively achieve efficiencies in project, programme and maintenance service delivery and improvements in the quality of service.
 
Develop successful internal and external relationships and secure stakeholder commitment through negotiation and communications, both oral and written, to ensure work packages are delivered effectively to customer requirements and agreed objectives.  Work closely with contractors where required to ensure effective work package delivery.
 
Roles at this level may be required to manage a range of assigned resources, staff and performance management duties.
 
About the Network Management Team
 
It provides services for communities and neighbourhoods, including planned and reactive maintenance, network management and development control, co-ordinating and managing roadworks and highway maintenance programmes (footway and carriageway defects, gully cleansing and improvements, winter maintenance (including gritting), highways structures (bridges etc), flood management, parking, public spaces, monuments and water features.  They aim to meet the needs of the city and our residents by providing the best possible service, working efficiently and generating income.

Contract Management

  • Managing and maintaining highways (defect repairs), (gully cleansing and improvement programmes), (winter maintenance including gritting) highway structures (bridges, culverts and retaining walls)
  • Responsibility for contracts relating to the above workstreams.
  • Managing contracts relating to the above workstreams.
  • Reporting on technical engineering, performance, quality and commercial checks and assessments.
  • Keeping asset management information up to date
Across highways the design team are responsible for the design and implementation of highway and traffic engineering schemes ranging from minor site-specific Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) schemes to major area-wide traffic management projects.  The aim of the team is to meet the needs of the city and our residents by providing the best possible service and working efficiently towards a Safe and Sustainable highway network.
 
Key role responsibilities:
  • Managing and maintaining highways (defect repairs), (gully cleansing and drainage improvement programmes), (winter maintenance including gritting) highway structures (bridges, culverts and retaining walls).
  • Responsibility for contracts relating to the above workstreams.
  • Managing contracts relating to the above workstreams.
  • Reporting on technical engineering, performance, quality and commercial checks and assessments.
  • Keeping asset management information up to date.
  • Engineering duties e.g., measurement, setting out, materials and specifications, traffic management, GMRAPS permitting etc.
  • Lead on project communication with all stakeholders including residents, businesses, TfGM and elected members throughout the duration of the schemes. This includes answering stakeholder enquiries and organising consultation events.
  • Undertake traffic engineering/highway design feasibility studies when required.
  • Work with other Council sections and developers to ensure a joined-up approach to traffic management across the city.
  • Budget and project management of schemes. along with having financial and procurement accountability for projects.
  • Comply with CDM requirements and Health and Safety legislation.
  • Provide technical supervision, support and guidance to junior members of staff.
  • If required lead on the technical delivery/approval of highway design and traffic engineering projects including parking restrictions, movement orders, residents parking and traffic management schemes ensuring compliance with current design guidance and legislation.

What you can expect from us…

  • A competitive salary from £39,186 to £43,421.
  • 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 candidatesregardless 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 show that you have significant knowledge and experience of undertaking a similar position within the industry, gained within either a Local Authority, Consultancy, or the Private sector.

About Us

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion. 

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here. 

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

  • We take time to listen and understand
  • We work together and trust each other
  • We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
  • We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
  • We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council 

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. If you want to find out more about the role, our culture, flexible arrangements or any adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview we will ask you if you require any adjustments in order for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process. 

If you would like to access the job details in another format, such as large print, audio or printed on a coloured paper, please email [email protected] or call 0161 227 3373. 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

  • Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
  • Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
  • If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work. 

We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

When you join us 

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role. 

Other relevant information 

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