Asset Officer - Highways

Cambridgeshire County Council; Little Stukeley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an Asset Officer to look after the county's roads, footways, cycleways and drainage, combining technical asset management with outdoor site visits.

You will inspect highways to identify maintenance needs, coordinate contractors on improvement schemes and use data to prioritise where investment goes, while engaging with local communities on highway matters.

Qualifications

• Maintain and improve roads, footways, cycleways, drainage and other highway assets
• Inspect roads and identify future maintenance needs
• Work with contractors to deliver improvement schemes
• Use data to help decide where investment should be focused
• Engage with local communities on highway matters

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve roads, footways, cycleways, drainage and other highway assets
• Inspect roads and identify future maintenance needs
• Work with contractors to deliver improvement schemes
• Use data to help decide where investment should be focused
• Engage with local communities on highway matters

Job description

Asset Officer post in the highways service of Cambridgeshire County Council, looking after the county's roads, footways, cycleways and drainage. The work covers site inspections to spot future maintenance needs, coordinating contractors on improvement schemes and using data to decide where investment goes. It blends technical asset work with outdoor site visits and engagement with local communities, on a 37-hour week.

What the job involves

• Maintain and improve roads, footways, cycleways, drainage and other highway assets
• Inspect roads and identify future maintenance needs
• Work with contractors to deliver improvement schemes
• Use data to help decide where investment should be focused
• Engage with local communities on highway matters