Senior Engineer - Planned Maintenance

Job introduction

Job title: Senior Engineer- Planned Maintenance  

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.  Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.  

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services. 

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, affordable housing, stunning waterfront, and our beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone! 

The Role: 

• As a Senior Engineer Planned Maintenance you will carry out detailed estimates, to plan and implement both Carriageway and Footway maintenance schemes, including drainage from inception, through site supervision inspections, ensuring works are completed to a high standard, to specification, on time and within budget
• With your demonstratable knowledge as a Senior Engineer, you will advise and support senior managers on relevant service and operational matters as well as assist as required with performance review and improvement measures on an ongoing basis, helping to ensure that a customer focus is embedded within the function and innovative and creative solutions are evaluated, securing the highest quality and value for money function
• The role of a Senior Engineer will require you to assist in the preparation of technical and committee reports and associated documentation and to prepare statements along with reports in response to Appeals and Public Inquiries and Hearings as and when required
• In this role you will provide operational and motivational leadership of staff, providing a visible presence to the workforce and promoting a good working environment with the primary aim of delivering high quality services
• You will need to report and respond to emergencies in accordance with the Council’s emergency procedure as part of this role and be part of the out of hours service as part of an on-call system rota for emergencies including winter maintenance for the role of a Senior Engineer 

Our offer to you:

• 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
• At least 30 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Next steps:

Closing Date is: Thursday 12^th December 2024.

If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact Sophie Williamson at Sophie.Williamson@liverpool.gov.uk 

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk

Although we advertise on Jobs go public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

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