Assistant Engineer Level 3 (ID:4349)
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: 25 October 2024
This role is subject to -
Qualification - Must hold HNC / HND in Engineering or equivalent.
Registration - Have or be working toward Affiliate / Associate of Institute of Lighting Professionals
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.
Manchester City Council Highways Service are recruiting for the permanent position of Assistant Engineer Highway maintenance
The Vacancy...
We have an exciting position for a suitably qualified and experienced Assistant Engineer in a client facing environment. If you consider yourself suited to this role, we'd love to hear from you. The Highways Service in Manchester has a key role to play in the evolution of our city, making sure our assets are maintained and are high-quality, safe, and sustainable. The Council's stock of highway public lighting assets are maintained to a standard of inspection that meets or exceeds the risk-based interval requirements for the Inspection of Highways. 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.
The Role...
* Manage contracts relating to the delivery of highway public lighting maintenance
* Manage the quality and performance of contractors
* Technical engineering aspects relating to highway street lighting maintenance defect repairs with experience of Asset Management systems
* Liaise with Stakeholders, Councillors and where necessary prioritise packages of work to align with SLA response times
* Manage Performance
* Ensure all works are co-ordinated appropriately
The role focuses on the delivery of an Essential Street Lighting PFI maintenance contract managing external contractors who are undertaking the contract on our behalf, in addition to the festive lighting contract. Key aims are to ensure effective project management across the supply chain delivering to budget, within response times, to quality standards as we keep the highway network moving to shape the city in line with the Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040 as we look to form effective partnerships for the coming years.
What you can expect from us...
* A competitive salary from �34,834 to �38,223.
* 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 comp
