Engineer / Transportation Officer – Highway Planned Maintenance & Minor Structures
Scale 5/6 (£28,598 – £33,699) This role is eligible for Essential Car User allowance. 37 hours, full time, permanent. Stopford House role will be part in office but mainly on site arranging and overseeing schemes.
The Role
The highways team at Stockport Council maintains around 1,000km of road with drainage infrastructure, street furniture and road lining.
We are looking for an Engineer / Transportation Officer in the Network Asset Maintenance team within the Capital Delivery Service.
The successful applicant will have some highway maintenance experience and will assist with the delivery of the programme of highway planned maintenance services (structural and preventative) across the borough. The role also includes responsibility for the delivery of highway drainage, weed control, car park maintenance schemes, small retaining wall and safety barrier repairs.
Flexible working arrangements are in place.
About You
The ideal candidate will have experience of preparing accurate records & reports, working to strict deadlines, delivering planned highway maintenance schemes and liaising with other highway teams and key stakeholders.
About Us
At Stockport Council we are an ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and prosper for a good work‑life balance. We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the well‑being of our colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex‑military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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