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Highways Maintenance Engineer
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 31.03 - 31.03 / Hour
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: Wandsworth, London
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Adecco are recruiting a new Senior Engineer on behalf of a Local Authority, to work within the Highway Maintenance team, to manage, programme, plan, inspect and monitor our Planned Highway Maintenance in Richmond and Wandsworth. We are looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated Engineer to join the Highway Team within Engineering Group Two. This is a unique opportunity to assist a closely-knit team of Engineers and provide comprehensive Engineering service within the Highways team.
Highways Maintenance Engineer
Public Sector - Local Authority
Temporary Role - initially 3 months with scope to possibly extend to up to 12 months
Full Time - Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week
£31.03 per hour UmbrellaThis role is predominantly site based in Wandsworth , however, during periods of heavy workloads, it may be necessary to cover works in Richmond. Working from home is an option by agreement depending on the programme of works/workload.
Our client is seeking a highly competent Highway Maintenance Engineer or Clerk of Works with extensive experience in highway maintenance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in site supervision, planning, and the delivery of planned maintenance and improvement programmes, including carriageway and footway resurfacing and reconstruction works.
About the role: You will assist the Principal Highway Engineers to plan, programme and implement the Highway Planned Maintenance in Richmond and Wandsworth. You will be responsible for the day to day operation of the planned highway work in partnership with other service providers to develop an integrated approach to service delivery and assist in the overall management and delivery of the highway maintenance term contract. The ideal candidate will have a relevant professional qualification in Civil/Highway Engineering and thorough knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation under which this service operates together with significant experience in Highway Maintenance.
You will: * Be able to assess all types of highway defects, agree appropriate remedials, estimate, plan and programme their repair through to completion. * Ability to measure and agree payment applications made by the contractor. * Supervise works on the public highway and to produce accurate and detailed site reports. * Chair meetings and monitor contractors and their employees. * Have good knowledge of CDM and other relevant Highway legislation. * Be conversant with general I.T applications. About you: * Have a background in contract management and highway specification contracts. * Have an understanding of street works and permitting on the public highway. * You will need to be a good communicator and have confidence to deal with people at all levels, including members of the public, council officers and Councillors in writing and by telephone. * You will have a proven background within a Highway Engineering discipline. * You will be able to attend to emergencies and Planned works at short notice, which may include work at night or weekends. * We are particularly looking for someone who can work on their own initiative to tight deadlines. * Be able to work on their own and to prioritise their daily workload. * It would be beneficial to have previous local government experience, but it is not essential.
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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