Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor - Structures

£40,000 - £54,000

Any UK Office - Birmingham, Bristol, Bedford, Manchester, Leeds and Guildford

Brief

Senior Advisor needed to come on board and join a well-established highways organization. As a Senior Advisor, you will develop and implement policies, standards, operating procedures and best practices, and provide specialist technical advice and guidance; to support the development, renewal and maintenance of highway assets.

It's important for the successful Senior Advisor to be degree educated, member of a relevant professional institution, and be chartered or near chartership with a relevant professional institute (IHE, CIWEM, ICE or CIHT).

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Senior Advisor will include:

• Plan and manage project activities and resources, identifying risks and appropriate mitigation and reporting progress, to ensure delivery of project objectives to time and cost.
• Develop business or value management cases for new projects, to ensure that such projects are consistent with strategic goals.
• Document technical solutions and communicate to all stakeholders, to support implementation and to ensure the availability of audit evidence.
• Act as a source of specialist subject matter expertise; to provide appropriate advice and guidance to contractors and suppliers and support colleagues in resolving technical issues and in their personal development.
• Plan and manage own CPD to ensure continuing development of specialist skills and awareness and understanding of industry best practices.

What experience you need to be the successful Senior Advisor:

• Membership of a relevant professional institution (CEng, IEng, MICE, or IStructE) and/or a relevant degree and extensive relevant experience.
• Demonstrate efficiencies and demonstrate value for money across a programme of projects.
• Proven experience of providing information and specialist advice in a specific technical or expertise discipline.
• Ability to use a combination of general and specialist knowledge and understanding to optimize the solutions to complex technical issues involving significant levels of risk.
• Able to engage effectively with staff at all levels.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Advisor to progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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