Structures Engineer in Woolwich

Help us keep our streets safe, efficient and ready for the future. The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a vibrant, diverse and historic part of London, known for its ambition and commitment to delivering high-quality services for residents. We’re investing in modern, sustainable infrastructure to help create safer streets, reduce carbon emissions and build a borough that’s ready for the future. Our Public Realm Infrastructure team is an essential part of this vision helping to create a safe, welcoming place for everyone.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a Structures Engineer to ensure our 70 highway structures are well-designed, properly maintained, and ready to meet the challenges of the future. This is a role where you’ll combine asset management expertise with project management and structural engineering experience.

• Liaise with internal and external multi-disciplinary teams to help ensure highway structures projects are delivered from feasibility to post construction.
• Ensure that all assigned work is completed to time, budget, and high-quality standards.
• Assist with management of the highway structures and bridge maintenance programmes in accordance with allocated capital and revenue budgets.
• Prepare designs, contract documents, estimates, quotations for improvement and maintenance of all highway and bridge structures.
• Assist with the management of the Council’s stock of highway and bridge structures, including foot tunnels, in accordance with the national standards, statutory requirements and best practice to ensure all structures are safe.
• Regulate and monitor the movement of high and heavy load vehicular movements through the borough.
• Draft and prepare briefings for consultants and term contractors.
• Supervise work, ensuring contractual compliance and the meeting of statutory requirements is met and complied with in all areas.
• Advise Councillors and senior professional officers throughout the Council on technical and professional matters relating to the responsibilities of the team.
• Provide input in the development and maintenance of any new technology systems and equipment for the benefit of the service.
• Enter data and receive output from any relevant electronic data processing equipment according to agreed procedures.
• Use third party systems as required such as the London Bridge Engineers (LoBEG) Bridge Station.
• Maintain accurate records, update the asset inventories, and condition data to guide investment and long-term planning.

We’re looking for a practical structural engineer who also sees the bigger picture and can work well under pressure, with a commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability.

• Educated to degree level / or technical qualification(s) with experience in structural maintenance, new works and municipal engineering.
• Good understanding of asset management systems and an understanding of London Bridge Engineers (LoBEG) BridgeStation software.
• Good knowledge of structural design and maintenance including Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), principal inspections, risk assessment monitoring, load assessments, preparing estimates of structural works.
• Excellent principles of project management with the ability to manage small projects from contract delivery of initial survey/inspections to final delivery while ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Forge excellent working relationships and communication skills to assist and support colleagues, councillors, residents and other departments of the Royal Borough, including TfL, utilities and associated stakeholders.

For an informal discussion please contact Alex Sexton at alex.sexton@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary.