Job Description

Reference
HUL/25/0512

Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)

45091 - 48226


Occupational group
Major Projects
Job term
Full Time
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
37
Division
Regeneration & Partnerships - Directorate
Closing Date
20 November 2025
Proposed Shortlisting Date
21 November 2025
Proposed Interview Date
09 December 2025
Place of work
Wilson Centre, Hull HU1 2AG
For an informal discussion please contact
Pete O'Malley
Contact telephone
01482 614 880

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic Highway Asset Management Team within Major Projects & Infrastructure at Hull City Council.



We are seeking candidates with a Civil Engineering or Highways background who can assist the Manager-Highway Assets in overseeing the delivery of the annual carriageway and footway planned maintenance programmes, ensuring efficient maintenance of the highway network in Hull. The successful candidate will work closely with the Manger-Highways Assets and other professional staff across the Council to deliver a highway capital programme that will facilitate asset improvement and support associated city-wide regeneration plans. They will also engage with a range of stakeholders, including residents, businesses and Portfolio Holders.



The role of the Highway Infrastructure Engineer will involve the production of detailed construction briefs for issue to the Design and Commissioning Team. Providing sound, technical support and guidance throughout the scheme procurement and delivery stage. Playing a lead role in delivering a number of proactive maintenance programmes undertaken on both the footway and carriageway network. Assisting the Manager-Highway Assets with obtaining and interrogating annual condition data to produce current and future planned maintenance programmes. Providing technical guidance and instructions to internal and external stakeholders ensuring the integrity of the highway asset is maintained.

Experience Preferred:

Experience of working in a highway asset management environment. In depth knowledge of highways design and construction types. Experience of proactive maintenance treatments and programme delivery. Experience of highway condition surveys, data collation and interrogation. Experience of AutoCad drafting and relevant IT packages. Good understanding and application of current highway design codes and standards Ability to transport self around the city to travel to sites.

Hull City Council provides a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees. This includes policies and support to help balance home life with work commitments, excellent learning and development opportunities, a defined benefit pension scheme and employee discounts from a range of suppliers via our Hull Plus website.



If you are excited by the opportunity to play a central role in the Highway Asset Management Team within Hull City Council and share our values to provide aspirational benefits to the people of Hull, then we'd like to hear from you.



For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Pete O'Malley, Manager Highway Assets, on 01482 614 880 or pete.o'malley@hullcc.gov.uk



Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.




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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.



We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.



We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.



We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.



The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.


Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, ad hoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.