Engineering Technician

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking an Engineering Technician to support the Highway Maintenance Team within the Communities Directorate. The role focuses on identifying highway defects, compiling information, and supporting contract and incident response in a busy network environment.

The post requires arithmetic proficiency, teamwork, and effective communication. A Welsh-speaking candidate is preferred, and a driving licence is essential for site duties and out-of-hours responses.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway maintenance or similar environment.
• Able to collate information from databases and present in a report.
• Willing to participate in out-of-hours call-out system.
• Strong arithmetic skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Welsh language ability is required for this post.
• A valid driving licence is a requirement.
• Health Surveillance assessment via Occupational Health is required.

Responsibilities

• Identify defects within the highway and suggest repair options.
• Collate information from highway databases and present in a report.
• Participate in out-of-hours call-out system to resolve highway issues.
• Investigate queries/referrals regarding the highway network and draft responses.

Skills

Arithmetic ability

Teamwork

Communication

Welsh language

Driving licence

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Job category/type Highways, Green Spaces and Natural Resources

Date posted 03/09/2026

Job reference 19099

37 hours per week

Highway Maintenance Team, Waterton Depot, Waterton

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Highway Maintenance Team of the Communities Directorate who are seeking an Engineering Technician with knowledge and experience of working in a highway Network environment. This is an ideal opportunity to expand your knowledge of the maintenance requirements of the highway asset, and other associated functions including contract management, involvement with the multitude of disciplines required to maintain a complex Highway Network Infrastructure.

The role will require an understanding of the highway, its role within a community and methods of repair. The position will require you to:

• Identify defects within the highway and identify possible repair options
• Collate information from highway databases and present in a report.
• Participation in the Highways Departments out of normal working hours call out system to resolve issues on the highway network.
• Investigate queries and referrals regarding the highway network and prepare responses in relation to proposed actions
• Investigate claims against the Authority for accidents that have occurred to third parties
• Monitor and supervise minor maintenance contracts.

The applicant must have experience in undertaking the duties identified in this pack.

You will need to have good arithmetical skills and must be able to work well as part of a team and communicate effectively with colleagues, external companies and members of the public.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

A Health Surveillance assessment through our Occupational Health Service is a requirement for this post.

A Health Surveillance assessment through our Occupational Health Service is a requirement for this post.

Weekend Working, Standby Duties, Emergency Response and Winter Maintenance are a requirement of this post.