Technician Highway Control

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Mountsorrel Depot Hawcliffe Road Mountsorrel Leicestershire LE12 7AH

Salary: 28605 - 31029 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:Full Time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months

Closing Date: Sunday 2nd August 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC Please Note: Interviews will be in-person

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technician within our Highway Control team at Leicestershire County Council.

Do you want to join a motivated friendly team of professionals to support the undertaking of design and delivery of highway infrastructure programmes and projects across the service area. This may include estimating consultations contract management and supervision or administrative processes ensuring that these meet current standards and that schemes are delivered to time quality and cost.

Can you assist in the preparation and presentation of general information documents projects and reports relating to the work of the service area and to assist in the research and analysis of data and help in the preparation monitoring and review of relevant budgets.

This role involving a mixture of site office and home working to suit the needs of the business. The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours.

About You

To apply for this post you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• A good standard of education including NVQ3 or equivalent i.e. BTEC in Civil Engineering or A-Levels A-C in relevant subjects or demonstratable experience outlined in the Person Specification together with a commitment to attain the essential qualifications.
• Experience of working in an engineering setting including design management maintenance or administrative processes in relation to highways infrastructure.
• Experience of accurately capturing storing and retrieving information to meet customer and organisational and needs and of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and providing technical advice or drawings.
• Experience of engaging with customers including attending and producing materials for meetings and exhibitions.
• Knowledge of current highways legislation relevant to the service area; it would be ideal if you also have knowledge of CDM regulations and current highway design standards construction techniques asset management principles or maintenance standards.
• Good IT skills including the ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software and are able to interpret maps plans and engineering drawings.
• Good verbal and written communication skills you also have good organisational skills and are able to prioritise work.
  

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Tony Glover Inspection & Enforcement Manager

Telephone:

Email:

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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