Overview

Join the successful Structures team, and become a vital team member involved with the inspection, assessment, design and asset management of the highway and open space structures in South Gloucestershire. You will have a key role in major infrastructure projects where new structures are constructed and existing structures adapted and improved.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the design of major maintenance, improvement and strengthening of existing structures and the design of new structures using current codes of practice and European standards.
• Check the design and construction of developer promoted structures and prepare approval in principle documents in accordance with the design manual for roads and bridges.
• Carry out principal and general inspections and assessments of highway structures, supervising specialist consultants and contractors where necessary.
• Manage road restraint systems inspections, replacements and improvements.
• Carry out asset management activities relating to highway structures, including calculating replacement costs, lifecycle planning and depreciation modelling.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, developers, internal departments and colleagues on a daily basis and be able to work within a multi-disciplinary environment to meet deadlines.
• Hold a degree, Level 5 NVQ or equivalent in civil engineering and be a member of an appropriate professional institution.
• Accredited or working towards accreditation in highway structures inspections with Lantra or an equivalent scheme, and hold relevant health and safety training (e.g., confined spaces, working at height, IOSH).
• Have knowledge of the CDM regulations and experience in producing documents to meet duties; experience using NEC contracts.
• Design experience of highway and open space structures, with substantial knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works.
• Experience inspecting structures being built, ensuring compliance for approved drawings, designs and specifications; inspect road restraint systems or defects, specify improvements or replacement and procure specialists as needed.
• Experience supervising junior technical staff and liaising with external agencies and partners in relation to highway structures.
• Familiarity with software such as TEDDS.Advance Design, Archie-M, Scale, AutoCAD, MapInfo and Microsoft Office products.
• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos, the support and the training.

Qualifications

• Degree or Level 5 NVQ or equivalent in civil engineering; membership of an appropriate professional institution.
• Accreditation in highway structures inspections (or working toward) with Lantra or equivalent; relevant health and safety training including confined spaces, working at height and IOSH.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and experience with NEC contracts.
• Experience in the design of highway and open space structures and strong knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works.

Benefits and Our Culture

• Generous annual leave and employee wellbeing support; access to staff discounts (eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure).
• Commitment to diversity and a great team ethos; opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people who live, work and learn in South Gloucestershire.
• Our teams are building and shaping communities and working with the most vulnerable in the community to help them achieve what they want in life; we are investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person achieves their full potential.