Regional Engineer - Public Safety & Subsidence

Working from home covering the North West area. Salary range £30,283 to £40,777 + Civil Service Pension Options and Company Vehicle.

The Public Safety and Subsidence team comprises a body of engineers and project managers, who deal with over 1,000 projects on an annual basis associated with coal mining related hazards and subsidence claims across the coalfield areas of England, Scotland and Wales.

The successful candidate will work as a regional engineer on projects including sudden ground collapses, mine entry collapses, emissions of water or gas, subsidence claims to land and buildings and occasionally spontaneous combustion of coal, all of which are associated with former mine workings.

The ideal candidate will have:

A degree or equivalent together with corporate membership of a professional body (Surveying, Civil or Mining Engineering)
Knowledge of building construction and repair
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
The ability to competently communicate with the general public, Local Authorities and other professional organisations
Exceptional decision making, negotiating and organisation skills
Experience in the management and supervision of consultants and contractors
Working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental issues
A sound level of IT literacy

For an informal discussion about the role, please telephone George Nelson on 01623 637255

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Friday 2nd July 2010.

Interviews will take place during July 2010.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for our vacancies, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually. Therefore if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date, you have not been short listed for this role.

The Coal Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer and an Investor in People.

How To Apply

Please complete the application form and continue on a separate sheet if necessary. Selection for interview will be based solely on the information given in the application form. Please also ensure that the Equal Opportunity Monitoring section is completed.

Applicants may if they wish, return their completed application form to recruitment@coal.gov.uk. For those who do not wish to use this method, download and print the appplication form, complete and return to the address below.

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Job Description - Regional Engineer

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Contact Us

Human Resources Manager
The Coal Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG
e: recruitment@coal.gov.uk
t: 01623 637 282

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