Highways Maintenance Technician

Essex County Council; North Benfleet; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex County Council seeks a Technician to deliver planned highway works and services across Essex Highways. Based in North Essex, you will coordinate resources and support design, planning and monitoring of maintenance programmes.

The role requires knowledge of design procedures, health and safety regulations, and budget governance, with strong communication skills and the ability to stakeholder-manage across internal and external teams. A permanent, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Education at RQF Level 3 or equivalent in Highways or related field.
• Continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant area; membership of a professional institution desirable.
• Knowledge of design procedures and standards and use of specialist software tools.
• Knowledge of Highway and Health and Safety legislation, including CDM regulations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Budgeting and financial governance knowledge.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise own work to support business priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of policies and procedures of Essex Highways (Health and Safety, Environmental, Quality, Construction Design) to minimise injuries.
• Provide timely and accurate advice to senior leaders, councillors and the public on highway matters and respond to complaints.
• Contribute to budgetary monitoring to deliver value for money.
• Assist in ordering work and services to enable future programmes to be delivered on time and within budget.
• Act as an expert witness at Crown Court, Public Inquiries and Hearings as required; liaising with Counsel and Solicitors in case preparation.
• Identify, prepare, design, plan, programme and order of work and services.
• Identify schemes and services for future platforms as appropriate.
• Contribute to the team’s performance in providing speedy and courteous responses to queries and complaints.
• Understand Essex Highways’ objectives and how the role fits into them.
• Annual targets and objectives defined within the performance management framework.

Skills

Design procedures & standards

Health & Safety regulations

Communication skills

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Prioritisation

Education

RQF Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Essex County Council seeks a Technician to deliver planned highway works and services across Essex Highways. Based in North Essex, you will coordinate resources and support design, planning and monitoring of maintenance programmes.

The role requires knowledge of design procedures, health and safety regulations, and budget governance, with strong communication skills and the ability to stakeholder-manage across internal and external teams. A permanent, full-time position.