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Engineering And Support Opportunities at Sheffield

Engineer Carriageways & Footways

£27,052-£30,851

In the Technical Section. These posts will provide technical and general engineering support within the Technical Section to assist their respective Technical Officer including:

* Assisting with review and/or approval of the PFI Provider's
* Scheme designs
* Annual programmes
* Weekly, monthly & annual monitoring reports
* Performance
* Assisting and advising Technicians and Inspectors to carry out sample inspections and investigation as required by the Technical Officer to ensure the PFI Contractor is delivering service standards and outputs in line with the requirements of the Contract

You will have technical expertise in the relevant technical area, be educated to degree level and be working towards a relevant professional qualification or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency through practical experience.



Engineer Environmental Maintenance

£27,052-£30,851

In the Technical Section. These posts will provide technical and general engineering support within the Technical Section to assist their respective Technical Officer including:

* Assisting with review and/or approval of the PFI Provider's
* Scheme designs
* Annual programmes
* Weekly, monthly & annual monitoring reports
* Performance
* Assisting and advising Technicians and Inspectors to carry out sample inspections and investigation as required by the Technical Officer to ensure the PFI Contractor is delivering service standards and outputs in line with the requirements of the Contract

You will have technical expertise in the relevant technical area, be educated to degree level and be working towards a relevant professional qualification or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency through practical experience.



Engineer Street Lighting & Traffic Signals

£27,052-£30,851

In the Technical Section. These posts will provide technical and general engineering support within the Technical Section to assist their respective Technical Officer including:

* Assisting with review and/or approval of the PFI Provider's
* Scheme designs
* Annual programmes
* Weekly, monthly & annual monitoring reports
* Performance
* Assisting and advising Technicians and Inspectors to carry out sample inspections and investigation as required by the Technical Officer to ensure the PFI Contractor is delivering service standards and outputs in line with the requirements of the Contract

You will have technical expertise in the relevant technical area, be educated to degree level and be working towards a relevant professional qualification or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency through practical experience.



Engineer Structures

£27,052-£30,851

In the Technical Section. These posts will provide technical and general engineering support within the Technical Section to assist their respective Technical Officer including:

* Assisting with review and/or approval of the PFI Provider's
* Scheme designs
* Annual programmes
* Weekly, monthly & annual monitoring reports
* Performance
* Assisting and advising Technicians and Inspectors to carry out sample inspections and investigation as required by the Technical Officer to ensure the PFI Contractor is delivering service standards and outputs in line with the requirements of the Contract

You will have technical expertise in the relevant technical area, be educated to degree level and be working towards a relevant professional qualification or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency through practical experience.



Engineer – New Works

£27,052-£30,851

In the Technical Section (1 post). In addition to the maintenance work delivered through the PFI Contract and managed by the Technical section, there will also be a considerable volume of New Works, primarily on the highway, e.g. Local Transport Plan Improvement Schemes.

This post will provide technical and general engineering support to the Technical Officer New Works including:

* Establishing scheme costs and indicative programmes
* Producing and issuing relevant contract documentation
* Undertaking the Supervisor role under NEC ECC on specific schemes and programmes
* Monitoring quality, cost and adherence to scheme programmes

You will be educated to degree level and have a relevant professional qualification or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of competency through practical experience.



Process & Performance Senior Support Officers

£22,958-£27,052

In the Operational Processes Section (3 posts). These posts will provide Senior Process and Performance support to the Operational Process Team to develop and implement systems, procedures and protocols to ensure the effective delivery of Highway Maintenance Services in accordance with the Contract, and contract management best practice.

This will include:

* Co-ordinating Contract activities which require processing through the Review Procedure, logging new items, ensuring the relevant Service Client Officers respond accordingly and recoding and disseminating final decisions
* Supporting the Service Client Team in their activities, ensuring all data and paperwork is available and progressed in accordance with the Contract, including:

* Review Procedure activities
* Changes
* Non Core Services
* Payment

You will have, or be working towards, a relevant professional qualification and will have previous experience of providing support to contract management activities.



Process & Performance Support Officer

£16,830-£19,621

In the Operational Processes Section (1 post). This post will provide process and performance support to the Operational Process Team, to assist in the development and implementation of systems, procedures and protocols to ensure the effective delivery of Highway Maintenance Services in accordance with the Contract, and contract management best practice.

This will include:

* Maintaining up to date systems and processes required for the management of the Contract
* Preparing and collating documentation and reports for regular Governance meetings and working closely with Strategic Contract Management to facilitate the meetings
* Managing all incoming and outgoing contractrelated correspondence and records to ensure Contract activities are progressed effectively
* Proactively supporting Strategic Contract Management in their delivery of Contract Health checks and various other Contract-related reviews

You will be educated to A level standard or above and will have previous experience of identifying and providing support to operational and management activities.

Sheffield is one of the UK's largest cities and has been transformed over the last 10 years with major investment in regeneration and infrastructure. One of the final pieces of the jigsaw to fulfil the Council's Vision of being a modern vibrant city is to bring the city's highway infrastructure up to standard.

The Council is currently going through the final stages of procurement to appoint a Service Provider for a 25 year Highway Maintenance PFI Contract, commencing in mid 2012 to improve the condition of the highway network over the initial core investment period (5 - 7 years) and to sustain this condition over the remaining period (18 - 20 years).

The Council is in the process of establishing a new Service with responsibility for highway maintenance in the city, primarily through the strategic and operational management of the PFI Contract.

The Council is looking for suitably experienced people with drive, enthusiasm and commitment to fill the following posts in the new Service.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

For further information on these exciting opportunities, in particular to view the Job Descriptions and Person Specifications, please visit our web-site below. If you want to know more about the role, the selection process or any other information, please contact:

* For posts in the Technical Section, contact Ian Kirby.

* For posts in the New Works Section, contact Philip Beecroft.

* For posts in the Operational Processes Section, contact Angela Bateman.

We particularly welcome applications from women, ethnic minority communities and people with disabilities as all are under-represented in this area of work – Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Look out for further job announcements on our website as there are further opportunities for Technicians and Inspectors to complete the new Highway Maintenance Staffing Structure.

For full details or to apply on-line see our dedicated jobs site.

Closing date for all posts: 11 April, 2012.

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