Company:
Harrow Council
Location: London
Closing Date: 07/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Infrastructure Engineer will cover design and implementation of policy and works orders for the following functions:
- Highway management, flood alleviation, drainage and watercourses
- Traffic, parking, transport and road safety
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify and evaluate potential schemes and projects in relation to the maintenance and/ or development of the Council’s infrastructure, produce designs and specifications for prioritisation within the overall programme of works
- Produce build quality drawings and specifications for approved projects for handover to Contract Management for delivery purposes
- Conduct surveys, inspections, investigations or site visits following the necessary procedures and proposing and implementing necessary remedial action
- Manage the consultative and quality assurance processes with relevant stakeholders throughout all stages of the project life cycle
- Maintain and update the Asset Register with relevant details and information following completion of works
- Act as project team member for any project or when required act as project manager for projects of moderate degree of difficulty, preparing design documentation legal briefs
- Assist in the preparation of the committee reports, technical reports, briefing notes and correspondence
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Recognised professional engineering qualification or able to demonstrate relevant experience
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people, face to face, on the telephone and in writing
- Able to work under pressure and produce accurate work to deadlines
- Ability to demonstrate competency in highway and traffic design techniques and methods
- Able to use PC based word processing, presentation packages, spreadsheets and database usage, including any specialist engineering software packages
- Be an experienced Street Lighting Engineer
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Competency in one or more of engineering and traffic design techniques
- Understanding of the political context and environment of Local Government
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