Highways Officer — Drive Road Network Modernisation

Thurrock Council; Grays; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Hybrid working opportunities

Training & development

Employee wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Supportive environment

Job summary

Thurrock Council in Grays is seeking a Highway Officer to join the Highways Team. You will assist with investigation, design, planning, programming and implementation of schemes within the Transport and Highways Maintenance and Delivery Programme, helping to modernise the network.

Working within a dedicated team, you will develop expertise with asset management systems, contribute to service improvements, and benefit from flexible and hybrid working, generous leave and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Experience in highways or street lighting environments.
• Ability to learn and use specialist software.
• Knowledge of asset management systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with investigation, design, planning, programming and implementation of schemes within the Transport and Highways Maintenance and Delivery Programme.
• Support the Highways Team in delivering the modernisation agenda for network management.
• Contribute to the ongoing management and improvement of highways and street lighting engineering.

Skills

Apt initiative

Self-motivated learning

Asset management systems knowledge

Highways/street lighting experience

Willingness to learn

Tools

Mayrise

Symology Aurora

MyCity

IMTRAC

PLANet

Job description

Thurrock Council in Grays is seeking a Highway Officer to join the Highways Team. You will assist with investigation, design, planning, programming and implementation of schemes within the Transport and Highways Maintenance and Delivery Programme, helping to modernise the network.

Working within a dedicated team, you will develop expertise with asset management systems, contribute to service improvements, and benefit from flexible and hybrid working, generous leave and wellbeing support.