Description
The starting salary for this full-time, permanent position is £53,713 per annum per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Senior Delivery & Implementation Engineer to join our high performing Design Office, based in Guildford, with the opportunity of working from other SCC offices.
This is a hybrid role, offering a flexible mix of home, office, and site-based working, tailored to the needs of the projects you'll be supporting. You can expect to be in the office or on site approximately two days per week.
Our Offer to You
1. 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
2. Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
3. A generous local government salary related pension
4. Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
5. Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
6. An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
7. Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
8. Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
9. A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents
About the Role
PLACE is a large and complex directorate with responsibilities including facilitating safe and reliable journeys, shaping places for our customers, achieving sustainability and climate changes targets and always putting the customer first while providing excellent value for taxpayer money.
Reporting directly to one of our Delivery & Implementation Leads, the Senior Delivery and Implementation Engineer will lead and coordinate the delivery of delivery of highway infrastructure schemes through design and construction – including major projects and programmes of minor schemes.
You will be a skilled technical expert leading the delivery of infrastructure projects ranging from minor speed limit changes all the way up to multi-million-pound corridor improvement schemes.
The main focus of the role is to work in close partnership with our term contractors; Ringway and M Group, as well as a range of internal teams, to deliver successful construction of new infrastructure safely, to time and to budget. You will be heavily involved in pre and post construction activities and may also oversee the design of large or complex schemes or programmes.
In this role, you will need to demonstrate extensive experience of construction supervision and project / contract management, and play an important role in the development of less experienced colleagues. You will use your in-depth experience of relevant principles, practices and procedures in highway construction including, specification and standards, bills of quantities and item coverage and contract and project management.
Your Application
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with :
10. Extensive construction and contract management expertise
11. Substantial post qualification experience in managing the design and delivery of a wide range of highway schemes and major Civil Engineering projects
12. Evidence of successfully leading professional project teams in an engineering field
13. The range and type of highway infrastructure schemes you have successfully delivered
14. In-depth knowledge of construction legislation, practices and procedures in a highway context
15. Relevant industry qualifications plus any Membership of any professional bodies
16. Competency in the use of MS Office tools including Word and Excel
17. Excellent communication and organisational skills
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and candidates will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long-term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
As part of the selection process candidates will be asked about the projects they have been involved with, and their contribution to ensure that projects are delivered to time, quality and contract requirements, and that best practice standards were met.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday 31st May with interviews to follow.
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