Job Introduction
Bridges and highway structures are critical to our city’s highway and utilities networks, and to the safe and efficient movement of the public on our roads, footways and redways.
Our Highways Team currently maintains over 1,150 assets with more to come as our city continues to expand and grow.
There are numerous construction forms, from timber and masonry structures to complex post-tensioned, half-jointed concrete multi-span structures, alongside unique listed and unlisted assets such as the porte cocheres in Central Milton Keynes.
Our in-house team delivers our inspection programmes and a variety of bridge maintenance projects and schemes including bridge refurbishment and strengthening.
As Assistant Engineer, you’ll undertake visual condition inspections of bridges and highway structures, reporting findings, remedial works recommendations, priorities, and cost estimates within our asset management system.
You'll be joining a friendly and supportive team who are always ready to help. We're hardworking, collaborative and always thinking of ways to innovate and improve.
If you have a background in bridges and highway structures, then this could be the role for you.
Please note you'll need to complete the personal statement as part of your application. We do not accept CVs only.
Main Responsibility
- Undertake visual inspections of highway bridges and other structures and produce a range of technical asset condition inspection reports.
- Maintain and update electronic inspection, maintenance and bridge record data within the bridge asset management system.
- Preparation of various technical documents including works information packages for various types of asset maintenance.
- Monitor the quality and adherence to specification of a variety of site works.
- Liaise and co-ordinate with all key stakeholders.
The Ideal Candidate
- HND/HNC Civil Engineering qualified, or Engineer Technician or equivalent technical qualification, or demonstrable experience in a bridges and other highway structures related background.
- Knowledge of typical construction forms and materials used in bridge construction and their typical defects.
- Practical experience in delivery of civil engineering and/or highway structures maintenance projects.
- Ability to recognise defects that may result in an unacceptable safety risk.
- Ability to work in all environments, adjacent to watercourses, live carriageways and restricted spaces, including working at height.
- For this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence and provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business cover and use of a vehicle. If you are successful, you will be required to supply evidence of your licence prior to starting the role.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
