Structures Team Leader

This role has a starting salary of £50,047 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

Do you have an interest in furthering your career within engineering? If you do, this is a great opportunity to build your career within an organisation which will train and invest in you.

We are excited to be hiring a new Structures Team Leader to join our fantastic Infrastructure Schemes Team. The team is based in Merrow, Guildford. We collaborate relentlessly and work in Partnership with our suppliers and partners to foster a lean efficient way of working, We work to tight timescales and our projects are technically complicated and challenging but rewarding.

Rewards and Benefits:

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

The Infrastructure Schemes team within the Network and Asset Management Group comprises of 17 staff. We are responsible for managing the infrastructure assets in Surrey. The assets include Structures, Embankments, Drainage and Safety Fence.

The Infrastructure Schemes Team works in collaboration with its private sector delivery partners. We design commission and delivery an annual programme of work.

The team is very technical and works on a wide range of projects from routine maintenance of structures to highly complex maintenance or replacement of the Asset. Maintenance of our Structures forms part of the team's role with responsibility for the inspection and maintenance of 1,500 structures as well as involvement with structures owned by other organisations such as Network Rail and Highways England.

About the Role

You have overall responsibility for a team of engineers carrying out the design and supervision of infrastructure schemes, including the management and reporting of finances and budgets. You will provide effective leadership, direction, project and contract management.

You will implement robust management and reporting processes that enable the efficient delivery of maintenance strategies and works programmes, manage change control and proactively address any associated performance issues in order to ensure successful delivery of service objectives.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Experience of working within Highways and Structures Inspection Teams
• An ability to work independently and be a good performing team player
• Flexibility to work as the job demands and adaptable to work under pressure
• Experience with Financial and Budget Control
• Experience with control and supervision of site works, designers and consultant engineers

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 7th February 2024 with interviews planned for week commencing 12th February 2024.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.