Structures Engineer

Role Responsibility

An opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, enthusiastic, and motivated Civil or Structural Engineer who is looking to build on previous experience and develop their technical skills and expertise in the highways structures sector. You will gain experience with highway structures such as bridges, culverts, retaining walls, vehicle restraint systems and reinforced earthworks and an opportunity to develop your career with a client organisation in the Civil Engineering sector.   

Kent County Council is responsible for a highway network of 8700km, with our highway network being the most valuable asset we own as an authority. The Highway Structures in our care represent a significant proportion of the value of the highway network and as a team we take great pride in managing those assets effectively for both current and future generations. We are responsible for approximately 1,100 bridges and viaducts, 570 large culverts, 450 other structures (such as retaining walls, underpasses and gantries) and 2 tunnels. We are also responsible for over 250km of safety barriers on the network as a team.   

The successful applicant will build on their ability to provide technical advice and general project management of schemes, including:  

• Undertake review of submissions to ensure compliance with KCC’s Technical Approval Procedure acting as Lead Officer on smaller schemes. 
• Undertake site visits and construction audits to ensure assets are being constructed in accordance with agreed and approved designs. 
• Prepare and review risk assessments and method statements. 
• Assist with budget planning and reporting in areas of responsibility within the team.
• Assist in the preparation of briefs to consultants and other service providers to deliver projects. 

The Structures Engineer role is a KSG grade, full time role. The role will be based in Kroner House, Ashford, Kent although staff may work from home when not required in the office or on site. 

Due to the variety of locations in Kent of our structures and the requirement to undertake site visits, this role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

KCC are committed to your ongoing professional development and are able to set up mentoring arrangements for the Institution of Civil Engineers and provide a rounded experience to facilitate this. 

As part of the interview process for this role you may be required to complete additional testing.  

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.  

KCC flexible deployment policy may apply to this role.  

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact Fiona Paine, Structures Development Programme Manager at fiona.paine@kent.gov.uk or 03000 418981. 

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