Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Life Centre South College Avenue Wigan WN1 1NJ Salary: Grade 8, 35,235 - 39,513 per annum. 37 hours per week We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough. We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you! Your role: You will assist the Structures team in the development of the group s services in accordance with the Council s Policies and Service Standards. This encompasses the design, maintenance and management of the Infrastructure Asset groups Structural assets, ensuring that the groups bridges and other infrastructure projects are delivered in a cost efficient and effect manner that offers best value for money to the Authority, Group Manager to effectively manage and deliver the group s services so that it achieves all elements of financial and performance targets and all aspects of public relations, in line with the Council s priorities and objectives. About you: You should have a keen interest in Highway Structures, a strong sense of purpose, strive to give your best and be able to collaborate positively with our various teams and communities. You will have the ability to work effectively with all key stakeholders and exhibit the ambition for personal and professional development. You will contribute to the Council s Progress with Unity Initiatives, in helping deliver growth and a well-connected place using sustainable transport infrastructure and developing services that support our communities to build self-reliance. About us: Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them. This exciting role is part of the Network Management Group which provides a range of essential front-line highway structural engineering services to ensure the council s highway structural network and infrastructure is well maintained, enabling traffic and pedestrians to move safely and efficiently around our borough. If you have the passion and the skills required to maintain the safety of our highway structures network within a multidisciplinary team this job could be for you. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for TeamWigan. To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer If you would like an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact John Peel on 07976384865 and/or Adrian Worthington on 07921941270 Priority candidates: Thursday 31st July 2025 Interview date: Friday 1st August 2025 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: