Reactive Maintenance Engineer - Highway Drainage

Reactive Maintenance Engineer - Highway Drainage

• Location: Manchester


• Job Type: 1-year contract, Hybrid


• Rate: £40 per hour PAYE

Join our city-wide initiative aimed at tackling long-standing access issues that hinder essential highway maintenance, drainage cleansing, and street cleansing activities. As a Reactive Maintenance Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing practical solutions that facilitate vital maintenance work, thereby reducing flooding risks, enhancing neighbourhood cleanliness, and improving the overall highway environment in Manchester.

Day-to-Day of the Role:

• Engage with local residents to build support for planned maintenance activities.


• Coordinate operational teams, arrange temporary access measures, and oversee site activities across the city.


• Develop and manage programmes of work to address access issues through coordinated stakeholder engagement and project delivery.


• Work directly with community groups, elected Members, and other stakeholders to implement temporary parking restrictions and maintenance activities.


• Liaise with contractors to schedule and execute cleansing and maintenance activities efficiently.


• Arrange necessary traffic management, temporary parking restrictions, and operational requirements to facilitate access.


• Lead communication and engagement activities to keep residents and businesses well-informed of planned works.


• Monitor progress, manage risks, and resolve issues to ensure successful delivery of maintenance programmes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven ability to manage projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.


• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with experience working with residents, community groups, and contractors.


• Understanding of highway maintenance, drainage operations, traffic management, and local authority service delivery.


• Experience in planning and coordinating operational activities across different services or organisations.


• Asset management experience using platforms such as Alloy Causeway or similar.


• Hold an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, MSc in a relevant discipline, or HNC/HND in highway or civil engineering.


• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with relevant institution membership preferred.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working model with flexibility between home, on-site, and at the Town Hall Extension in central Manchester.


• Business mileage payable for approved business journeys.


• Opportunity to contribute significantly to improving Manchester's neighbourhoods and infrastructure.

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