Senior Highways Development Technician

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Highways Development Technician to coordinate highway works schemes and manage stakeholder contacts. The successful candidate will have experience in a highway environment, excellent attention to detail, and strong IT skills. This position offers opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive working environment, with flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible and agile working opportunities

25.5 days annual leave increasing after 5 years

Family-friendly employer benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in a highways environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to providing accurate and timely resolution to enquiries.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate stakeholders with highway works schemes.
• Assess minor highway works schemes.
• Manage stakeholder expectations for developer-led highways.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service skills

Problem-solving skills

IT skills

Job description

Highways Development Management (HDM) are responsible for ensuring developer-led highway infrastructure and new highways are designed and constructed to the highest standards, ensuring Gloucestershire remains a desirable location where people want to visit, work and live. As a Senior Highways Development Technician, you will play a vital role in our team coordinating all stakeholders with highway works schemes and new highway adoptions. You will manage stakeholder expectations and respond to enquiries on all aspects of developer‑led highway schemes. You will have the opportunity to expand your highways knowledge while assessing minor highway works schemes and gain the skills you need to develop your career in this exciting fast‑paced discipline. This is an interesting and varied role where your skills and experience will be fully utilised, affording you opportunities to make a genuinely positive contribution to both the team and the local area as well as gaining opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. As part of the role, you will be supported to increase your knowledge in highways generally, with an expectation of becoming proficient in basic highway design and safety checks for new works to the existing highway. To find out more about the Highways Development Management team, and what we do, please visit the Manual for Gloucestershire Streets webpages. Manual for Gloucestershire streets | Highways

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience of working in a highways environment? Are you a fast learner with excellent attention to detail and IT skills? Then we need you in our busy Highways Development Management Team! To be successful in this role, you will have some experience and knowledge of highway infrastructure, have good IT and customer service skills and be capable of working independently and as part of a team. You will be personable and professional, with a commitment to providing an accurate and timely resolution to all enquiries. You will bring your problem‑solving skills and customer‑focused nature to a talented team delivering a crucial service.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

We are committed to investing in your development and full training for the role will be available, with a potential for more formal training as you develop in the role. As you'd expect, we offer an attractive package of benefits which makes a career in Local Government both flexible and rewarding. For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 29.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part‑time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in‑house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network, DNet (disability) network and the Young Employees Network.