Signs and Lines Asset - Assistant Engineer

Role Responsibility

An interesting opportunity has opened for an Assistant Engineer to work within the West Kent Highway Operations Team. This is a permanent full-time role.

The role is a KR 8 grade with a salary range from £26,205 up to £29,885.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

You will be actively involved in the High-Speed Road (HSR) maintenance program. Assisting in the preparation and planning, liaison with other service departments and outside organisations to ensure that the opportunity is utilised as fully as possible, undertaking some site supervision (some at night-time) to ensure quality of work done and assisting in the project management both contractually and financially.

You will be part of our frontline service, dealing with customers both internally and externally who are reporting faults on our highway network with regards to the HSR, bridge height signs and general queries relating to Kents traffic signs and road marking provision and policy.  

You will work with the Manager to clarify Kents Standard Policy and update guidance documents (currently under review). You may be asked to assist in reviewing Technical Approval requests relating to the new provision and maintenance of the Signs and Lines asset.  

You will be required to produce simple traffic sign designs using the Signplot software. (Particularly in relation to bridge height sign maintenance).                     

You will be required to assist in co-ordinating a countywide sign asset data collection project and assist in improving our knowledge and management of the Signs and Lines asset.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

Lisa Gillham 03000 413240

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.