Highway Engineer

As a Senior Highway Engineer, you will prepare and implement highway improvement and capital schemes, and revenue delivery works, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and standards.

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Highway Engineer to join our Highways Maintenance & Asset Management team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineer with a proven record, qualified to Degree level or other recognised Engineering based qualification. Highways Maintenance & Asset Management provides an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in the workplace. We currently have a major Liverpool City Region and SMBC funded capital programme, working in collaboration with both internal and external partners as well as a substantial Highway revenue supported maintenance programme., Are you qualified to Degree level or have equivalent technical experience in an engineering or transportation discipline; or possess equivalent experience within a local authority or organisation of comparable complexity. With project management experience, you will have the ability to monitor and manage budgets and build and maintain positive relationships with a range of stake holders to ensure the successful delivery of schemes. You will have a broad knowledge of contract procurement and management, construction methods, materials, and practices, plus a knowledge of Approved Codes of Practice, highway standards, and health and safety, to enable effective design and supervision of highway improvement and maintenance projects. In addition, you will have knowledge of the relevant design standards and specifications for highway schemes as well as the ability to design directly utilising industry lead software available.

What make us different? Sefton Council is a diverse, exciting and innovative borough and is a great place to work. Sefton's work focuses on the welfare of its communities and it strives to find better ways of improving local businesses and attract potential investors to build and promote a shared wealth and healthy environment. The council's major change programme is stimulating growth and prosperity by 2030 as set out in the long term planning vision for the borough. Great values! Sefton works hand by hand with business partners and private sector organisations to understand communities' needs and deliver a sustainable future.

• Diverse range of job roles across a variety of settings.
• Good work life balance.
• Learning and development programme.
• Skilled work teams.
• A trusting, supportive working environment.
• Strong focus on sustainability.
• Competitive salary.
Would you like to work in an diverse, sustainable and transforming environment?