Highway Technician

Hampshire County Council; Sheet; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Flexi-time scheme

Travel loans and discounts

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is seeking a Highway Technician to join our Highways Delivery team. This role helps maintain the 8,000+km of Hampshire roads and footpaths, with opportunities at Hook, Petersfield and Bishops Waltham depots, and a mix of outdoor and office tasks.

No previous highways experience is required: we provide excellent training and development, and you will be paid to learn while making a real difference to communities across the county.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and develop in highway engineering.
• Ability to work as part of a team on highway maintenance projects.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Strong communication with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers in delivering highway repairs across Hampshire.
• Respond to highway emergencies and adverse weather.
• Work out of hours when required.
• Record information accurately using IT systems.

Skills

Motivated

Highways engineering

Team player

Communication skills

IT skills

Job description

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Job Reference: HCC624772

Salary Range: £25,186 - £26,244 per annum

Work Location: Hampshire Highways, Petersfield

Hours per week: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 18 September 2026

Interview Date: w/c 28 September 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highway Technician to join our Highways Delivery team at Hampshire County Council.

Are you looking for a challenging and diverse role working as part of a friendly and supportive team, with an opportunity to make a real difference?

Have you ever considered a career in Civil Engineering, specialising in Highways Maintenance? Would you like to gain professional experience and an academic qualification, whilst being paid? If so, then this exciting opportunity could be for you!

The Role:

If you are practically minded, able to work as part of a team, enjoy a mixture of outside and office-based work, are good at dealing with people and would like to help maintain the 8,000+km of highways in the beautiful County of Hampshire, then this diverse role is definitely for you.

And if that's not enough, you don't even need to have any previous highways experience. We will provide you with excellent training and development to help you succeed and develop your career within this fantastic organisation.

Through maintaining roads and footways, the work that we do directly impacts the whole community. By joining us, you could be helping to make a positive difference for everybody that lives in, works in, or visits Hampshire.

Please state on your application if you have a location preference as there are positions available at Hook, Petersfield and Bishops Waltham Highway depots.

What you’ll do:

As a Highway Technician, you will be assisting engineers in delivering a large variety of highway repairs throughout Hampshire as well as dealing with highway emergencies, adverse weather response and highway enforcement to enable the efficient use of Hampshire’s highway network.

You will have the ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the role (it is essential that you have a full current UK drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis), and, as required, be able to work out of hours to respond to weather and other emergencies.

What we’re looking for:

• A motivated person with a willingness to learn.
• Someone with an interest and appreciation of highway engineering and the management/ maintenance of a large road network.
• A team player with strong collaborative skills.
• Excellent communication skills for building positive relationships with a diverse range of people, including colleagues, contractors, members of the public and local councillors.
• Sound IT skills and able to accurately record information.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and wellbeing. Staff are encouraged to get involved in a variety of internal Networks (BME, staff disability, Carers and working parents, and LGBT+) in accordance with our Inclusion Strategy.

Opportunities to develop your skills and experience, informally, or formally.

The support of a wider team who will value you and what you achieve.

Our benefits package includes details of the holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi-time scheme, family friendly policies and interest free travel loans and discounts. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, where you are empowered to be your best and a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.