Infrastructure Engineer

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 watercoursesTraffic, parking, transport and road safetyRESPONSIBILITIES: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 worksProduce build quality drawings and specifications for approved projects for handover to Contract Management for delivery purposesConduct surveys, inspections, investigations or site visits following the necessary procedures and proposing and implementing necessary remedial actionManage the consultative and quality assurance processes with relevant stakeholders throughout all stages of the project life cycleMaintain and update the Asset Register with relevant details and information following completion of worksAct 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 briefsAssist in the preparation of the committee reports, technical reports, briefing notes and correspondenceQUALIFICATIONS:Recognised professional engineering qualification or able to demonstrate relevant experienceREQUIRED SKILLS:Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people, face to face, on the telephone and in writingAble to work under pressure and produce accurate work to deadlinesAbility to demonstrate competency in highway and traffic design techniques and methodsAble to use PC based word processing, presentation packages, spreadsheets and database usage, including any specialist engineering software packagesBe an experienced Street Lighting EngineerPREFERRED SKILLS:Competency in one or more of engineering and traffic design techniquesUnderstanding of the political context and environment of Local Government