Structures Team Manager

Overview

Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Chartered Engineer to lead and manage the Structures Team in the Infrastructure Asset Management Section in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The Council has a dedicated team of Engineers to manage and maintain the highway and parks services structures asset including bridges, retaining walls and larger culverts, and provides technical advice to a range of stakeholders. We are looking for a candidate with experience and knowledge to lead and manage this team. It is an opportunity to work within the third largest local authority in Wales.

• Hold a degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Hold Chartered Engineer status with the ICE or IStruct
  
  E or equivalent.
• Have experience as outlined in the detailed job description.
• Lead and manage the Structures Team.

The permanent full-time position is based at the Council’s newly constructed, modern headquarters in the centre of Pontypridd. A hybrid working arrangement is in place with staff able to work from both home and the office, which will continue long term. Employment hours are 37 hours a week under the flexible working hours scheme. The annual leave allowance is 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 31 upon five years of completed service (plus eight public holidays).

A Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions is available.

• Discounted ‘Leisure for Life’ membership for access to all Council leisure centres.
• Access to the ‘Vivup’ staff benefits provider offering lifestyle savings, salary sacrifice schemes (e.g. Cycle2
  
  Work, home and electronics, green cars and shared cost AVC’s), financial wellbeing and health and wellbeing.

Please call (01443) 281108 and ask for a call back from Jacqueline Mynott, Head of Infrastructure Asset Management if you would like more information or to chat about the role.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

The Council values diversity in its workforce and is committed to ensuring no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender (including non‑binary identities), religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity. Staff networks are available, including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn, our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than one made in English. As part of the Council’s long‑term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, the Council is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh‑speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh‑speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

Please note that in view of the large number of application forms currently being submitted, individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case, you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces, including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists, and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.