Engineer - Street Lighting

Engineer - Street Lighting

Permanent, Full Time

£38,079 to £44,799 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 10th December 2024

Essex Highways is responsible for managing and maintaining one of the
largest highway networks in the country: 5,000 miles of roads and around
5,000 miles of footways. Essex Highways is a delivery partnership between
Essex County Council and our contractual partner.

Essex Highways Engineers will deliver a safe, sustainable and effective
highway network for all road users, through sound asset management,
scheme/programme identification, delivery, maintenance and management of
the network. Liaising directly with elected members, district councils,
strategic partners and other providers, the role will manage the
implementation of the programmes of work relevant to an operational/service
area, in accordance with the strategies and policies of the Council.

With extensive knowledge and application of Highway legislation, including
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and experience of a wide
range of relevant engineering techniques and procedures, including the use
of specialist software tools.

Accountabilities

· Responsible for the identification, design, planning,
programming, ordering and monitoring of work and services, to ensure future
programmes are delivered on time and within budget.

· Responsible for providing timely and accurate advice to senior
leaders/members and the general public on all highway related matters, to
meet relevant targets and deliver high performance standards.

· Responsible for ensuring strong budgetary control and financial
management is undertaken for areas of responsibility in order to deliver
programmes of work within the allocated budgets.

· Provide information to assist with the management and monitoring
of the Essex Highways contract and work collaboratively with the others to
ensure that they meet the service objectives.

· Contribute to the preparation of reports for projects;
submitting these to Local Highways Panels and relevant Council Committees,
attending some meetings to provide support.

· Act as an expert witness at Crown Court, Public Inquiries and
Hearings as required; preparing detailed evidence as a specialist on
practice issues, liaising with Counsel and Solicitors in case preparation.

· Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are
defined annually within the performance management framework.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience

· Educated to RQF Level 4 (HNC) or equivalent by experience in
highways.

· Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in
relevant professional area.

· Extensive knowledge and application of Highway legislation,
Health and Safety legislation including Construction (Design and
Management) Regulations, relevant design procedures and standards/practice.

· Knowledge and experience of financial management and control
measures.

· Detailed knowledge and experience of a wide range of relevant
engineering or service techniques and procedures including being fully
conversant with the use of specialist software tools.

· Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external
working relationships and experience of dealing with members of the public.

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Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an
operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving
licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility
requirements of the role through other means.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re
committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under
our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job.
Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments
during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet
the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role
require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update
service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates
are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of
your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be
responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on
the DBS update service please go to

https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees
and volunteers to share this commitment.

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