Highways Services at Durham County Council are responsible for the maintenance of the Highway Infrastructure across County Durham, including approximately 3,800km of carriageway, 500 road bridges and 80,000 streetlights. We have an excellent opportunity for 2 enthusiastic and innovative individuals wanting to further develop their career and join Highways Services as a Structures Assistant Engineer WHAT IS INVOLVED? You will be responsible for providing assistance in a wide range of services within the Structures Design Team and your remit will incude the following: Assisting in the preparation and delivery of cost-effective structural designs including bridges, ensuring compliance with current legislation and standards to internal / external clients and partners within appropriate timescales and budgets. Assisting in carrying out condition surveys, produce detailed technical reports and detailed structural / civil engineering designs. We encourage you to contact Munir Jadalla, or email munir.jadalladurham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role. WHAT WILL I NEED? Required Qualifications: HNC or equivalent in a relevant civil engineering or design related discipline Experience in the design and maintenance of bridges and highways structures in accordance with the relevant standards is essential. If successful, you will be required to undertake and pass an in-house driving assessment as part of our pre-employment checks before any offer of appointment can be confirmed. Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria. BENEFITS AND REWARDS We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best: Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service. Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year. Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year). Hybrid working (home and office working). Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS. Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme. Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring. Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers). Discounted DCC gym membership. Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause. Trade Union membership. A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. HYBRID WORKING Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services. We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all. We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26899/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-our-workforce INTERVIEWS Interviews will be held on 7 March 2025 We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran. HOW TO APPLY In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal. 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