Area Highways Technician - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire County Council

Gloucestershire County Council

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Area Highways Technician:

Date: 28 Nov 2023
Job Location: GloucesterThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
Job Title: Area Highways Technician
Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor
Salary: £27,803 £30,296 per annum
Hours per Week: 37.00
Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 10/12/2023

Job Requisition Number: 7910

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About the Team and Role
Are you looking for new exciting challenge working with the Area Highway Team in our Highway Depot assisting in the maintenance and management of the highway network?

The County Council is looking to recruit Area Highway Technician who will assist the Area Team designing, specifying and communicating maintenance requirements to our Contractor; and assist with highways related enquiries, whilst providing a high level of customer service.

About You

As Area Highway Technician you will assit with frontline customer interface for Highway related contact within a designated geographical area.

Providing an excellent level of customer service to external customers and members through face to face, written and verbal communications.

You should have relevant experience in highway maintenance civil engineering construction and/or integrated transport fields as well as a proven record of experience within highways winter maintenance and emergency management.

About Us
Benefits of working for GCC

Flexible and agile working opportunities
Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' continuous service
Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
Cycle to Work scheme
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to Apply
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sally Godwin or David Pritchett on

Closing date 10th December 2023

Additional Information
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Job Profile
Area Highways Technician

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities.

Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.