Overview

Assistant Engineer | full time | 37 hours per week | HOD Bridges | Preston, Lancashire

Salary £32,062 - £36,363 per annum | permanent, full time | 37 hours per week | HOD Bridges | Preston, Lancashire

About Us

Lancashire County Council is the fourth largest local authority in England. As the Highway and Traffic Authority we are responsible for maintaining the safe and effective use of our road network. The Highway Operations and Design Service maintains over 1800 bridges and around 70km of highway retaining walls.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Assistant Engineer to join our vibrant and growing team. You will play a key role in an exciting programme of highway infrastructure development and regeneration across Lancashire. Working in an established, organised team, you will be supported in building your knowledge and skills and actively encouraged to realise your full potential.

You will assist in developing design solutions on bridge and structures projects including new build, strengthening and maintenance. The work you do will support your team and help everyone solve engineering challenges. You will have some knowledge and experience of civil engineering and the use of design standards and specifications together with a suitable engineering qualification. If you have good communications skills, a customer focused approach to service delivery, a willingness to learn and develop, together with experience of assisting in the delivery of projects we would be delighted to hear from you.

The post is a permanent, full-time role with your primary office base in County Hall, Preston. Our flexible working approach allows you to combine office and home working to achieve the best work life balance. The role involves attending meetings and visiting sites so the successful applicant must hold a valid driving licence and is expected to have a vehicle available for use on official journeys.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing design solutions on bridge and structures projects including new build, strengthening and maintenance.
• Support the Highway Operations and Design Service in delivering highway infrastructure development and regeneration programmes.
• Attend meetings and visit sites as required.
• Work with an established team, building knowledge and skills and contributing to problem solving in engineering challenges.

Qualifications

• Some knowledge and experience of civil engineering and the use of design standards and specifications.
• A suitable engineering qualification.
• Good communication skills, a customer-focused approach, and a willingness to learn and develop.
• Driving licence and vehicle available for official journeys.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours (based on a standard 37 hour working week) along with opportunities for agile working.
• A range of learning and development opportunities.
• Extremely generous Local Government Pension Scheme with great employer contribution, death in service payments, life assurance and dependents pensions.
• Great Holiday Entitlement starting at 26 days per year rising to 32 days after five years of continuous service, plus bank holidays and 2 additional fixed days over Christmas and New Year.
• Lifestyle benefits and discounts through the County Council's benefits scheme.
• Family-friendly policies including generous maternity and paternity leave and support for working carers.
• Paid travel expenses.

More Information

To be eligible for this position you must be a UK citizen or already have a right to work in the UK. See the Person Specification and Profile for more information on the role. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Principal Engineers, Adam Ratcliffe (adam.ratcliffe@lancashire.gov.uk) or Edward Saul (Edward.saul@lancashire.gov.uk). We reserve the right to withdraw vacancies before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications, so apply early.

We are not listing other job suggestions as part of the description.