Assistant Engineer

Reference Number: EAC-001433

Salary: SO1 £35,577 - £36,567

Advert closing date: 06/09/2024

Department: Environment and Communities

Location: Civic Centre Site

Contract type: Permanent

Division: Highway Improvements

Hours Per Week: 36

Contract End Date: Not specified

Interview Date: Not specified

Job Description

Assistant Engineer (in Highway Improvements)

Highway Services is a large service area within the Environment and Communities Directorate. It undertakes a range of statutory duties such as managing the Council’s highway infrastructure and associated assets, bridges and land drainage, in compliance with relevant legislative requirements. The service also provides an in-house consultancy service for the project management, design and supervision of a range of diverse Environmental and Civil Engineering projects from inception to completion.

The Assistant Engineer will be required to assist with the delivery of a range of projects from inception to completion through the application of specialist skills. This will include inspections and surveys, feasibility and options studies, design, site supervision, project management, contract administration; keeping maintenance records, making accurate measurements to enable valuations, contractual payments and financial control. As an Assistant Engineer, you will receive appropriate guidance from more senior officers, but will also be required to take responsibility for your own work in order to develop your experience and career.

You should have a HNC/BTEC in civil engineering or other relevant and equivalent qualification (or to be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and expertise).

Contact Details

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Mick Pond on 020 8132 0761 for an informal discussion

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Iona MacKinnon on 020 4526 5336 or email iona.mackinnon@enfield.gov.uk

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We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers
  
  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.