Assistant Highways Officer - East

Lincolnshire County Council would like to know how you feel about potholes! Would you be prepared to get involved and make a difference to the highway users of Lincolnshire? Due to the current post holders progressing quickly through the structure we are offering an exciting opportunity in East Lindsey for an Assistant Highways Officer to join the organisation in a front-line team ensuring the safety of the Lincolnshire highway network and delivering an outstanding response to enquiries from members of the public.

Specialism Highways Director Area Place Job Category Highway Engineers General Location East Lindsey Salary £26,409 - £29,093 Contract Type Permanent Appointment Type Full-time Closing Date 23/02/2025 Job Reference 23660 Documents 02023-Assistant Highways Officer-JD-060225.pdf
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Lincolnshire County Council's Local Highways Management Team provides a front-line service and essential maintenance to one of the biggest highways networks in the Country. There are four Local Highway Teams covering the North, East, South and West of the county who work in partnership with both internal Operational Asset Management Teams and external contractors within the Lincolnshire Highways Alliance.

About the Role

You will be part of our Local Highways Team, providing assistance and support to Highway Officers and Senior Highway Officers. You will visit sites as part of your day-to-day work and have the chance to pull together packages of minor road maintenance works. The role is varied and challenging and you will have the opportunity to broaden your skills through training and development to support your progression in the highways sector, including day release for college to obtain qualifications in civil engineering, which the County Council will fund.

Your workload will include highways maintenance, winter maintenance, highways safety inspections, Highway Act enforcement, minor highways and environmental improvements, and public interface on all highways services.

Hybrid working is a feature of this role. The successful applicant will be required to attend the office alongside the rest of the team 2 days a week. On occasion additional days may be required. 

Our roles are available in various locations across the county, so be sure to apply for all opportunities that align with your interests and experience.

About You You will ideally hold an ONC in an appropriate discipline, or A levels. Streetworks accreditation and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) registration are desirable but not essential. You will be able to demonstrate a basic level of technical knowledge in relation to highways maintenance or similar discipline. You will be flexible and responsive, with good interpersonal skills allowing you to work in a dynamic and diverse team. Good interpersonal skills and able to establish positive relationships with officers of the Council, Councillors and external agencies Experience of using IT systems such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint and the ability and drive to learn how to use bespoke asset management systems.

 

Please note this role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area and therefore a valid driving licence and use of a car is required

About Our Offer

Discover a career that comes with incredible benefits:

Competitive Salary that matches your skills and expertise Green Book Local Government Terms Top-Tier Pension Scheme with up to 24% employer contributions Generous benefits like salary sacrifice for cars via Tusker — Drive a better car through Salary Sacrifice, plus discounts on amazing products and services across top brands with our partner Pluxee: Employee Benefit, Reward, Recognition & Incentives Work-Life Balance with a Full -Time 37-hour work week, flexible hours, and hybrid options Generous leave allowance — minimum 25 days leave to start, plus bank holidays, with the chance to buy more Free Financial Wellbeing Advice to support your future.

Join us for a fulfilling career that offers so much more than just a job!

Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council

If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, before clicking apply!  If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies then click on over to  www.lincolnshire.gov.uk. 

Applications will close on 23/02/25 and interviews will take place WC 03/03/25

For a confidential and informal discussion about the role please contact:

Leila Hardy via email leila.hardy@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Best of luck with your application

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary.  Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

 

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. 

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

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

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.