Regional Engineer (South West region)

Working from home, the post will be located in South Wales. Salary range £30,283 to £40,777 + Performance Bonus, Civil Service Pension Options, Generous Holidays, Payment of Professional Fees, Company Vehicle and Subsidised Gym Membership

The Authority is seeking to recruit a home based Regional Engineer to cover its public safety and subsidence operations in the South West region which covers South Wales, the Forest of Dean and South West England.

The Public Safety and Subsidence team comprises a body of engineers and project managers, some home based and others based at the Authority’s Head Office. Together, the team deals with over 1,000 projects on an annual basis associated with surface hazards and coal mining subsidence claims across the coalfield areas of England, Scotland and Wales.

The successful candidate will work as a field 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 role:

Reporting to the Principal Projects Manager, Public Safety and Subsidence, the post holder will be responsible for:

Managing aspects of mining subsidence claims and surface hazard incidents in line with the relevant statutory provisions
Undertaking liability assessments relating to subsidence damage claims and surface hazard incidents
Obtaining necessary authorisations and ensuring investigation and remedial works proceed to a satisfactory conclusion
Being part of a response team dealing with calls to the Authority’s Emergency Hazard Line

The role requires someone who has:

A degree or equivalent together with corporate membership of professional body (Surveying, Civil or Mining Engineering)
Knowledge of building construction and repair
A proven understanding of subsidence law, planning issues, coal mining technology and health and safety legislation
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 environmental issues
A sound level of IT literacy

To find out more about the Coal Authority and to apply for the above position, please visit www.coal.gov.uk Alternatively, please telephone 01623 637282 for an application form.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Friday 19th February 2010.

Interviews will take place during March 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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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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