Mason Paviour

Network Management and Construction

We want you to help us make Newcastle a great place to work, visit and live in.

Do you like working outdoors? Would you like to make a real difference in the city for residents and visitors?   If you have experience of working in a civil engineering environment and Ad-Hoc Highways Maintenance, then this could be just the opportunity for you.  

What the role will involve?
You will be integral in making a positive impact to the City by constructing Driveways, Footway reconstruction, Repairs to Steps, footpaths and walls; interpreting design detailed drawings in relations to these construction works.

You will be supporting and advising colleagues and apprentices whilst complying to Newcastle City Councils policies and procedures.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a real team player and someone who can read detailed plans to carry out work to specification. Also, someone who has a real passion to ensure the safety of residents and visitors to the City.

You should have experience and knowledge of all aspects of civil engineering construction works, with knowledge of construction related health and safety issues, to support the delivery of environmental improvement schemes on the highway network across the city.

What can we offer you?
If a competitive salary and pension with the option to opt in to an AVC scheme wasn’t enough you will also have

• A generous annual leave allowance.
• The option to buy additional annual leave.
• Access to family friendly policies including maternity and adoption leave, maternity support leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, special leave, leave when caring for a terminally ill dependent, leave for armed forces reservists, disability related special leave, career breaks and paid leave to support the electoral process.
• An enhanced work life balance including agile working, part-year working, compressed hours and flexi time where appropriate.
• Access to numerous salary sacrifice schemes including home electronics, car lease and gym membership.
• Access to physiotherapy, counselling services and eye tests for VDE users through our Occupational Health Service.
• Access to an extensive wellbeing programme including access to a 24 hour employee assistance programme for you and your immediate family.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders.
• Ability to join staff network groups to meet and share information and raise awareness and include, Black and Minority Ethnic network, Disabled Employee network and LGBT+ network
• Ability to join a trade union.
• Access to a staff travel scheme.
• Access to learning and development opportunities including a comprehensive corporate induction programme, access to e-learning, an annual performance appraisal, upskilling apprenticeships, access to Learning Resource Centres

A rewarding and most importantly access to a challenging career.

Additionally, we also offer you retail discounts on hundreds of the UK’s highstreet and online retailers including travel, dining out, mobile and broadband from the point of receiving your offer of employment.

Who we are
Newcastle is an ambitious City, it always has been. Its’ an iconic City with a rich heritage but one that also shapes the future of the region.

Here at Newcastle City Council we have a real passion to improve the lives of residents and visitors in the City through the wide variety of essential public services we deliver and the relationships we influence.  From our City leaders, to every member of our team, we’re all committed to making Newcastle a City that is vibrant and thriving.

Our values
Everyone who works within one of our valuable public services makes an important contribution to delivering our vision and priorities of the city. How we do things is as important as what we do. In everything we do we strive to embed and live the Councils values
Proud
Fair
Ambitious

Why work for us?
We strive to be an organisation where equality, diversity and inclusion is part of who we are and how we work and where every member of our team is treated fairly, with dignity and respect.

We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace where you can bring your whole self to work and succeed in being your best.

Our people deliver amazing services, initiatives and projects to benefit the lives of our residents. They also develop, manage, and maintain the City’s vital infrastructure and public spaces that our societies and communities rely on.

If you want to become an integral part of the team to make a citywide difference for our residents and visitors, then we want to hear from you.
For more information on the post, contact Chris Hutchinson via email View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk

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