Salary range: £41,496 - £44,539 per annum
Work location: County Hall, Oxford
Hours per week: 37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Friday 12th May 2023
Interview date: To be confirmed
Oxfordshire County Council’s Road Agreements Team is looking for a Senior Engineers to join their busy team.
The Road Agreements team helps to deliver high quality transport infrastructure across Oxfordshire, which continues to showcase the County as a leader of developmental growth in England's Economic Heartland. As part of an excellent employment package, we offer flexible working hours, agile working, generous annual leave entitlement and a pension scheme.
Oxfordshire itself benefits from beautiful countryside, which, together with exciting development and innovation areas such Science Vale, Oxford City, Bicester and Didcot Garden Towns, makes the area, an ideal place to enjoy an excellent work-life balance. Central Government Growth Agenda expects the delivery of one hundred thousand homes throughout Oxfordshire over the next 15 years and as a vital member of Oxfordshire's Road Agreements Team, you will assist in influencing and shaping the growth of Oxfordshire.
As a Senior Engineer your day-to-day work will be for residential and industrial development site infrastructure across Oxfordshire. You will be responsible for a challenging yet interesting variety of schemes including housing developments and highway infrastructure projects. You will be exposed to a broad spectrum of activities such as; engineering, site visits, giving legal advice, feeding into the planning process, undertaking legal work and the chance to work on unique developments. You will manage a small team that focus on a District in Oxford and be part of the wider Road Agreements team.
There are many exciting developments planned for Oxfordshire in the near future, including the Garden Towns of Bicester and Didcot together with major strategic housing developments of up to 7000 units. Excellent record keeping is essential, together with proven verbal communication skills and the ability to interpret drawings, be customer-focused for regular dealings with the public, developers, contractors and local members.
Your demonstrable skills and abilities will complement a multi-disciplined group of professionals in an exciting and evolving team.
You will be customer-focused in your regular dealings with the public, developers, contractors, other government bodies, Development Control as well as maintaining good working relationships within the team and with colleagues across our organisation.
It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.
We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.
Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Michelle Plowman, Principal Engineer on 07557 082 567.
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Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff.
Our commitment to safeguarding
Our Organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Guaranteed interviews
As a Disability Confident employer we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
We are open to discussions about flexible working.
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