Senior Bridge and Structures Engineer

Are you an experienced and driven structural engineer looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to lead on challenging infrastructure projects that shape and support communities?

Southend-On-Sea City Council have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Bridge and Structures Engineer to join our dedicated Project Delivery Team and Highways Asset Management Team on a full time and permanent basis.

As a Senior Bridge and Structures Engineer, you will lead the technical execution of design and engineering activities on a variety of highway structures projects, including feasibility studies, consultations, site inspections, surveys, contract administration duties, reporting and technical queries. You will carry out inspections on all forms of highway structures with due regard to hazards, safety and risk. Identify, record, and evaluate maintenance needs following inspection. To include General Inspections / Principal Inspections / Special Inspections to highway structures.

You will use the NEC3 / NEC 4 Forms of Contract; Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works; Specification for Highway Works and the Standard Method of Measurement, Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. Deputising for the Head of Service / Service Manager as required. You will provide timely and accurate advice to senior leaders/members/local councillors and the general public on all highway structures related matters. Ensuring all correspondence and telephone calls responded to efficiently and effectively to meet key performance indicators, responding within corporate timescales.

You will have direct reports of up to 5 team members.

The post also involves managing and monitoring budgets and project records.