Cyngor GwyneddSwyddi ar lein
Project Manager Flood / Hydraulic Modeller - Ref: 22-24772
£35,411 - £37,261 a year | Permanent
- Job title:
- Project Manager Flood / Hydraulic Modeller
- Directorate:
- Highways, Engineering and YGC
- Service:
- YGC - Gwynedd Consultancy
- Closing date:
- 23/03/2023 10:00
- Job type/Hours:
- Permanent | 37 Hour
- Salary:
- £35,411 - £37,261 a year
- Pay Scale:
- PS1
- Location(s):
- Caernarfon
Details
Job Advertisement
Benefits of working for YGC
Here are some of the most popular benefits of working for YGC:
- Work from home – the option to work from home is available to most as standard, subject to agreement. Work from home all week, or some days at home and others from the office. Conditions apply – further details available upon request.
- Super Flexi Scheme - work your contracted hours anytime between 7am and 10pm, within the 7 day week. Conditions apply, and subject to agreement – further details available upon request.
- The option to work Part-time, and/or Job-share.
- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- Local Government Pension scheme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme, amongst many other benefits.
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Petra Irvine on (01286) 679182.
Date of interview to be confirmed.
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, THURSDAY, 23 MARCH, 2023.
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Person Specification
Personal attributes
Essential
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to work under pressure, and adapt to business needs.
Ability to motivate junior staff.
Ability to represent and promote YGC as a business.
Desirable
Ability to train / develop members of staff.
Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
Degree or HNC in an engineering / environmental subject, or equivalent experience.
Professional qualifications to Eng Tech status, or equivalent
Desirable
IEng / C.Wem Professional status or equivalent
Relevant experience
Essential
Experience and understanding of Flood Risk and/or Drainage principles
Desirable
Experience in managing and administering projects.
Experience of working with flood risk or drainage models
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
Experience of project management.
Experience of developing less experience project team members.
Experience and understanding of project programmes.
Knowledge of health, safety and environmental regulations
Understanding of Hydrology and/or Hydraulics
Knowledge of Welsh Government Flood Risk Business Case Guidance
Desirable
Knowledge of technical standards, and relevant legislation.
Strong skills in in hydrology, flood risk or drainage IT systems.
Language requirements
Essential
Listening and Speaking - Higher Level
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Intermediate Level
Understand everyday correspondence on familiar issues at work.Understand longer reports in Clear Welsh and be able to pick up the main points. (help may be required with the vocabulary).
Writing - Intermediate Level
Able to write letters for a specific purpose, e-mails and short reports in Welsh and English, using vocabulary and simple phrases that are familiar to the field of work. (They will need to be checked before being sent out).
Job Description
Purpose of the Post.
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• To manage projects in compliance with YGC project Management
• Procedures and client needs and as directed by the Principal Engineer / Service Manager
• To be part of a Project Management Team and comply with YGC project Management Procedures and client needs.
• To develop 1D, 2D, and 1D-2D hydraulic models to meet the clients needs.
• To actively cultivate and maintain a professional relationship with new and existing clients ensuring continual improvement in delivery by securing and acting on performance feedback.
• To develop a personal specialist expertise in hydraulic modelling and leading hydraulic models
• To manage and supervise flexible Project Teams including internal and external project staff along with contractors.
• To be part of a flexible Project Team and fulfilling all that is expected from project team members to ensure the successful delivery of a project.
• To provide and comply with all reporting requirements to the Service Manager / Project Manager according to the expected accuracy and deadlines.
• To mentor junior staff and be constructive and proactive in developing staff to the expected high standard.
• To provide an expected degree of site supervision in keeping with the delivery of the project brief.
• To be aware of and act upon new procedures introduced in accordance with Council policies and procedures as well as national developments to be aware of all Government / EU initiatives and their implications
Responsibility for functions . e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
• To manage and supervise subordinate staff.
• To deputise for the immediate superior in his/her absence.
• To ensure that all staff timesheets and approvals are completed in accordance with YGC procedures.
• To be fully conversant with the plans and procedures of the department including all standard documents, operational guidance/procedures and Business Plan.
• To be fully conversant with all required software and IT based systems which facilitate the execution of the activities outlined as inherent within the ‘Purpose of the Post’ section (above).
Main Duties
• To acquire and maintain an up to date knowledge of: -
• Current best practice in design issues
• Methods of procurement for projects
• Technical standards and developments (including current technology)
• Professional and statutory responsibilities e.g. (including those under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974, Wildlife & Countryside Act 1982,
• To manage and supervise subordinate staff.
• To deputise for the immediate superior in his/her absence.
• To ensure that all staff timesheets and approvals are completed in accordance with YGC procedures.
• To be fully conversant with the plans and procedures of the department including all standard documents, operational guidance/procedures and Business Plan.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special Circumstances . e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• Control own expenditure on projects
• ability to work under pressure. Ability to motivate staff to ensure the success of YGC.
• the requirement to work outside office hours at Public Inquiries, consultations, exhibitions and Council meetings and when called out to emergency situations.
The above indicates an outline of duties only, in order to give an idea of the level of responsibility entailed. This job description is not exhaustive in detail, and job duties may change from time to time without changing its fundamental nature and level of responsibility.