Job Title: Flood & Climate Resilience Management – Asset Management Senior Engineer
Location: Leeds City Council, UK
Closing Date: 24th February 2025
Job Type: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Salary: £38,700 - £44,711 per year (Currency Converter)
Requirements:
- HNC/HND or similar relevant qualifications or can demonstrate relevant experience at a senior level,
- Ability to work as an effective member of a team in order to achieve positive outcomes and provide a flexible and responsive service,
- Commitment to continued professional development,
- Ability to monitor and coach more junior members of staff,
- Achievement of equal opportunities in both employment and service delivery,
- An understanding of and commitment to sustainability in service delivery,
- Ability to contribute to initiatives to improve standards and performance,
- Ability to take forward initiatives and policies from development to implementation,
- A working knowledge of CDM, H&S and environmental legislation,
- An understanding of drainage, sewerage systems and basic drainage law,
- An understanding/appreciation of Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and other related flood risk management legislation,
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision to manage competing priorities whilst delivering on a range of schemes and adapting to changing and challenging circumstances and priorities,
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience in the delivery, management, inspection, operation and maintenance of flood risk management or related assets,
- Well-developed computer skills in relation to the delivery of highway and flood risk management schemes and asset management,
- Ability to plan and carry out flood incident management activities with particular focus on the Leeds FAS,
- Experience of delivery and managing schemes and assets to meet customer needs using scheme management techniques and reporting recommendations,
- Appreciation of the public sector and its relationship with the private and third sectors,
- Ability to interpret corporate vision and values and put into practice through agreed policies and strategies,
- Ability to communicate key issues clearly and succinctly both in writing and verbally,
- Ability to write reports and carry out presentations, including post flood investigations and Section 19 reports,
- Awareness of equal opportunities in both employment and service delivery, and
- Ability to work in close liaison with Flood & Climate Resilience Management Senior Officers, and members of the public.
Regarding UK Visa:
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, candidates must consider their own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker route before applying.
To be eligible for sponsorship you will usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £38,700 per year (fulfilled in this vacancy) or meet one of the other eligibility criteria.
For more information visit
Skilled Worker visa on the government website. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
Apply here: https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/jobs/flood-climate-resilience-management-aeu-asset-management-senior-engineer-req000926
