Highways Engineer

A client within the Public Sector based in Greater Manchester is currently recruiting for a Highways Engineer to join their team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority.

The Role

Key purpose of the role is to support the leadership of building control function, through provision of specialist technical advice to support the delivery of organisational priorities, and to ensure the Council is able to meet its legal obligations.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Managing and maintaining highways (defect repairs), (gully cleansing and drainage improvement programmes), (winter maintenance including gritting) highway structures (bridges, culverts and retaining walls).
• Responsibility for contracts relating to the above workstreams.
• Managing contracts relating to the above workstreams.
• Reporting on technical engineering, performance, quality and commercial checks and assessments.
• Keeping asset management information up to date.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require must have highway engineering or highway design experience.

The below skills would be beneficial for the role:

• Hold an undergraduate degree or MSc in a relevant transportation or engineering discipline
• Or hold a HNC / HND in Engineering or relevant equivalent
• Or be a Chartered or Incorporated Engineering with a relevant institution membership

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £40 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35.

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to or call Amy at Service Care Construction on to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.