Highways Technician: Training, Field Work & Impact

Shared Services Partnership; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is seeking a Highway Technician to support the Highways Delivery team in Hampshire. The role offers training and development, with a mix of field and office work maintaining 8,000+km of highways.

You will join a friendly, supportive team and contribute to community safety and road network reliability. Applicants should be practically minded, able to work in a team, and possess good communication skills.

Qualifications

• A motivated person with a willingness to learn.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Highways engineering interest

Team player

Excellent communication

UK driving licence

IT skills

Job description

Hampshire County Council is seeking a Highway Technician to support the Highways Delivery team in Hampshire. The role offers training and development, with a mix of field and office work maintaining 8,000+km of highways.

You will join a friendly, supportive team and contribute to community safety and road network reliability. Applicants should be practically minded, able to work in a team, and possess good communication skills.