Engineering Technician

Somerset Council; Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

LGPS pension

Flexible & hybrid working

Health & wellbeing support

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Somerset Council is seeking an Engineering Technician to join the Asset Management Team in Yeovil, reporting to the Structural Maintenance Engineer. You will identify structural maintenance schemes across Somerset, support life cycle planning, and coordinate budget spend with contractors to keep roads safe and resilient.

You will plan schemes, provide technical guidance, monitor works, and work with area teams to promote projects while maintaining service standards and carbon reduction goals.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting, delivering or coordinating highway maintenance, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical knowledge to assess information, solve problems and make recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
• The ability to travel across Somerset as required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop highway maintenance schemes that keep Somerset's road network safe, reliable and fit for the future.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to colleagues, councillors, contractors and local communities to support informed decision-making.
• Monitor and review the quality of highway works, helping to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the expected standards.
• Support the coordination of highway schemes, balancing local priorities, budgets and long-term benefits.
• Contribute to emergency responses during incidents such as flooding, severe weather and road network disruptions, helping to keep communities connected and safe.

Skills

Highways/engineering knowledge

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Travel across Somerset

Education

Technical qualification in highways/civil engineering

Job description

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Our Highways team are responsible for maintaining Somerset's extensive highway network, helping people travel safely and keeping communities connected. Working closely with residents, councillors, contractors and partner organisations, the team delivers the highway maintenance programme to ensure the highways asset is safe for the user and remain within a serviceable standard.

As an Engineering Technician, you form part of Somerset Councils Asset Management Team and would be reporting to the Structural Maintenance Engineer, and you would be working with the Area Highways Team in East Area – Yeovil, to identify structural maintenance schemes for various treatment types across Somerset and working toward Somerset Councils life cycle planning strategy for the Highway network. This would include undertaking prioritisation inspections and reviewing condition data to ensure our budgets are focused on the conditional needs. The role will also include managing and monitoring budget spend, ensuring best value, working with the Asset Management team on life cycle planning and meeting our carbon reduction requirements. Raising programmes of works for the 3 contractors which form the Structural Maintenance project. Work with the designers to ensure that all elements are undertaken as part of the required works to reduce the impact to highway users. Assist in promoting works with the Area Highways Team and the Programme Manager, where required. If you're looking for a role where you can influence decisions, develop your career and help make Somerset's roads safer and more resilient, we'd love to hear from you.

How You'll Make a Difference

• Help plan and develop highway maintenance schemes that keep Somerset's road network safe, reliable and fit for the future.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to colleagues, councillors, contractors and local communities to support informed decision-making.
• Monitor and review the quality of highway works, helping to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the expected standards.
• Support the coordination of highway schemes, balancing local priorities, budgets and long-term benefits.
• Contribute to emergency responses during incidents such as flooding, severe weather and road network disruptions, helping to keep communities connected and safe.

What You'll Bring

• Experience supporting, delivering or coordinating highway maintenance, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical knowledge, with the ability to assess information, solve problems and make sound recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence explaining technical information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders while managing multiple priorities effectively.
• A relevant technical qualification in highways, civil engineering or a related discipline, together with the ability to travel across Somerset as required.

Why Join Us?

At Somerset Council, we're a progressive organisation committed to improving lives and shaping better services for our communities. Based in one of England's most beautiful counties, it's a great place to build your career and enjoy an excellent quality of life.

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), one of the UK's most enhanced and secure pension schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance, where service needs allow.
• Health and wellbeing support, including access to confidential employee assistance services.
• Paid volunteering opportunities, helping you make a difference both inside and outside of work.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We are only able to proceed with candidates who already have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship.

We believe diversity makes us stronger and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, whose unique perspectives help us better serve the people of Somerset.