Area Engineer (Highways Team)

Area Engineer
 
Carrington West are working with a busy London Borough Council with their search for an Area Engineer to supervise and maintain all maintenance and planned schemes of work allocated by the Highways Manager
 
As the Area Engineer you will:
 
·Co-ordinate the implementation of schemes of work relating to repairs and improvements.
·Inspect, monitor and report on the work carried out by the term contractor to ensure the effective delivery of our reactive maintenance contract to protect the council from third party claims and maintain our highway assets to a high standard.
·Review budgets for Schemes of Work and ensure that work orders are distributed to contractors.
·Draw up and send defect notices to external contractors.
·Report on specific areas of expenditure as directed by the Highways Manager.
·Maintain daily records and progress reports of all allocated Schemes of Work.
·Maintain awareness of changes or developments in the Highways Act 1980 and all relevant legislation.
·Use, promote and provide information the development of I.T. systems to ensure that the service makes the best use of technology.
·Actively contribute to project management, prioritisation of works programmes both capital and revenue, and delivering these within agreed constraints. This includes the ability to contribute to the management of contract procedures, conditions, specifications, tender evaluation, project management and financial management procedures in a contractual environment.
·Work collectively with other Area Engineers to ensure service provision between the hours of 9am to 5pm.

What you need to do now:
If you are interested in this role and fit the criteria above, please send us your application today. If you have any questions about the vacancy, please contact Phoebe at Carrington West on (phone number removed)
 
Footnote:
If you feel that you are right for this job technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for jobs very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current job for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Parking professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 70+ years' experience in this market. Please call Phoebe at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
 
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