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Team Leader - Statutory Approvals

Job details
Posting date: 08 August 2024
Salary: £49,498 to £51,515 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 September 2024
Location: M60 2LA
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Ad-Recruit Limited
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 4087

Summary

Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Additional Payments: Casual Car User
Closing Date: 21 August 2024

This role is subject to :
• Qualification - Must hold HNC / HND in Engineering
• Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.

The Statutory Approvals Highways team is an expanding team within the Highways Service at Manchester City Council. The team helps to lead an innovative, forward thinking technical consultancy function for the assigned service area, ensuring that solutions are delivered in line with customer and legislative requirements in relation to Section 38 and Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980.
The team is responsible for a diverse and challenging work programme, so you can expect to get involved with work that contribute to the areas below:
Providing technical advice and expertise to developers and planners in designing appropriate highway schemes based on current design guidance in relation to Section 38 and Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980, and to ensure all developments which affect the highway infrastructure are to a high standard.
Ensuring that permitted development is controlled in a fashion which complements the existing infrastructure and minimises impact on services in the area while working toward a Safe and Sustainable highway network.
Using Highway Design experience including aspects of drainage design including SuDS, to provide a more sustainable highway network for future generations. Providing technical advice on kerbing, road & footway surfacing and construction phasing, including site supervision.

The Role
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Highway Engineer to join our team and lead in some of the most exciting and prestigious development projects across Manchester.
The candidate will have extensive Management and Highway Engineering experience including the design and implementation of highways schemes, to provide advice and support to the Statutory Approvals Team, Planners and Developers on technical detailed design and material specification.
You will take a role of Team Leader within a group of expert engineers and technicians, and you will work closely with colleagues from various disciplines to manage the delivery of technically-excellent, highways schemes.
About the Candidate
You will have technical qualifications and a portfolio of design and management experience demonstrating your quality and client focussed approach and have a passion for creative and intuitive design, will have consistently demonstrated your ability to manage multiple projects, mentor and develop less experienced engineers including conducting one to one sessions and Personal Development Reviews.