Job Details

Hours of work: 37 hours per week Working pattern: Full-time

Closing date: Sunday 07 May 2017

For an informal discussion, please contact Samantha Neame - Service Development Manager

About the Role

Are you a skilled, self-motivated team player, with a background in delivering expert technical support?

We are looking for engineers to join our Asset Management team who enjoy challenge, partnership working and who can deliver the highest performance from themselves and others. This role sits within our Highways department and will involve working collaboratively with our service provider partners Costain and CH2M to deliver a truly excellent highway service for the people of East Sussex.

This role will provide technical support and advice across the Highways service and will require;

- Keeping up to date with industry best practice;

- Providing knowledge of construction and maintenance techniques;

- Developing and building effective working relationships across the team and department;

- Assisting with the development of life cycle plans and works programmes for the highway network; and

- Making sure our assets are fit-for-purpose and providing suitable solutions for the residents and customers of East Sussex.

We are looking for a number of engineers with experience across areas such as carriageway, footway, drainage and other highway assets.  If you are a driven, professional and an adaptable individual we would be very interested to hear from you.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Equal Opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.