Job type
PermanentLocation
SuffolkWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
CpengineeringIndustry
ConstructionPay
Salary up to £55,595Closing date
22 Apr 2024
Land Assets – Maintenance and Inspection Lead, Permanent role at East Suffolk Council
Land Assets – Maintenance and Inspection Lead
Salary up to £55,595 pa
Flexible working, Hybrid
Are you a skilled civil engineer seeking a
challenging leadership role where you can make a significant impact? East
Suffolk Council are currently recruiting for a Land Assets Lead to oversee the
management of land and civil engineering projects related to the council's
assets. This includes ensuring the safety of coastal paths, managing flood
risk, maintaining drainage systems, and ensuring compliance with health and
safety regulations in these areas. Your expertise in civil engineering will be
instrumental in safeguarding the council's assets and enhancing the well-being
of the local community.
About the
organisation and area
East Suffolk is an exciting place to work and
live, with excellent transport links, combining beautiful countryside, rugged
coastline, award-winning beaches and delightful market towns.
The East Suffolk Council team play a critical role
in ensuring that managing the Council’s extensive property portfolio to deliver
the Council’s objectives. The team are working on a diverse range of exciting
and innovative projects including bringing disused town centre sites back into
life by reconfiguring them for long term and sustainable use. They are also
delivering new seafront leisure schemes to support a growing tourism economy,
and collaborating with Coastal Partnership teams as an enabler of vital flood
defence works.
About the Role:
In the role of Land Assets – Maintenance and
Inspection Lead at East Suffolk council, you will have the opportunity to work
across various land, water, and infrastructure asset types, which may include
but are not limited to parks and gardens, public open spaces, play areas,
beaches and foreshores, promenades, sports pitches, car parks, harbours,
bridges, retaining structures, watercourses, roads, footpaths, cemeteries, and
churchyards.
Your primary responsibility will be to manage the land and civils aspects of East Suffolk Council's assets. This will involve ensuring the safety of coastal paths, managing flood risk assessments, maintaining and designing drainage systems, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Your technical expertise in land and civil engineering will be crucial in assessing the condition of assets, developing maintenance plans, and
implementing proactive measures to prevent issues and enhance
the longevity of the assets.
In this lead role, you will be responsible for
overseeing a team of engineers and technicians. Your guidance, support, and
mentorship will be essential in ensuring the effective delivery of projects.
You will also use your knowledge in GIS and Microdrainage software to analyse
data, model drainage systems, and inform decision-making processes.
Collaboration will be a key aspect of your role as
you work closely with internal stakeholders, external agencies, and
contractors. This coordination will be vital in successfully executing civils
projects, ensuring that they are completed on time, within budget, and to the
required standards.
In all your civil engineering activities, you will
be expected to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, codes, and
standards. This will help maintain the integrity of the assets and uphold the
highest levels of safety and quality.
About You:
As the successful candidate you will have:
• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in leading teams or taking a
lead role in civils projects.
• Strong knowledge of coastal path safety, flood
risk management, drainage systems, and health and safety regulations.
• Proficiency in GIS and Microdrainage software.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
As the Land Assets – Maintenance and Inspection
Lead, you will work in line with ESC’s values of being Proud, Dynamic,
Truthful, Good Value, United and will contribute to the ESC vision of promoting
a bright, green, open, free, and fair future for all East Suffolk.
What's in it
for you:
This is a full-time, permanent position with a
salary range of £51,515 - £55,595 per annum. You will also enjoy a range of
benefits, including flexible working and entry to the excellent local
government pension scheme where ESC contributes 25%. Work life balance and
wellbeing are high on the agenda. You’ll receive 25 days annual leave plus bank
holidays, rising with length of service as well as a flexi-time scheme. We
support hybrid working between home and our two headquarters in Lowestoft and
Melton.
Working in a local government property team gives
you an unparalleled breadth of experience across a range of asset types and
capital projects.
If you are ready to take on this exciting
opportunity and play a vital role in managing East Suffolk Council's land and
civil engineering assets, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our
dynamic team!
Interviews :
Interviews are likely to be held on 20 May 2024. The interviews will be conducted in person at the ESC offices in Melton.
If you are shortlisted, we will coordinate a suitable interview arrangement
with you.
For more information or for a confidential
conversation about this position, please contact Jack Hastings at Hays, the
retained consultant managing this vacancy, on 01223 464 677 or
jack.hastings@hays.com
The closing date for all applications is 24 April 2024 at 5pm.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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