Mason Paviour in Newcastle upon Tyne

Overview

If you have experience in ad-hoc highways maintenance in a civil engineering environment then this could be just the opportunity for you. 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. Newcastle is an ambitious city with a rich heritage 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. Our values emphasise how we do things as much as what we do. We strive to embed and live the Council’s values: Proud, Fair, Ambitious. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and 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 and maintain the city’s vital infrastructure and public spaces that our societies and communities rely on.

Responsibilities

Carry out work on highways to specification and read detailed plans. Support the delivery of environmental improvement schemes on the highway network across the city. Ensure safety of residents and visitors in the course of civil engineering construction works and address construction-related health and safety issues as part of project delivery.

Qualifications

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.

Benefits

• 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 a 24 hour employee assistance programme for you and your immediate family
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Ability to join staff network groups including 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 and Learning Resource Centres
• A rewarding and challenging career
• Retail discounts on hundreds of the UK\\\’s high street and online retailers including travel, dining out, mobile and broadband from the point of receiving your offer of employment