Senior Highways Maintenance Technician

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Malvern; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a Senior Highways Maintenance Technician to join Worcestershire County Council. Located in Malvern or Bromsgrove, the role focuses on maintaining highway safety through footway improvements and technical assessments. This permanent position offers competitive salary, opportunities for development, and includes generous benefits such as holiday entitlement and a brilliant pension scheme. Join our friendly Highways Operations Team dedicated to a better local economy and safer roads.

Benefits

Great Holiday Entitlement

Brilliant Pension Scheme

Professional Learning & Development

Flexible Working

Responsibilities

• Delivering footway maintenance and improvement schemes.
• Assessing sites, designing solutions, supervising works, and remeasuring upon completion.
• Working closely with internal teams and maintenance contractors.

Job description

Job Title: Senior Highways Maintenance Technician
Salary:£31,563 - £33,330 per annum
35 Hours per Week
Location: Malvern or Bromsgrove
Team: Highways Operations
Permanent Contract

The work we do at Worcestershire County Council matters!We are there for the most vulnerable people in society who need us the most. We are helping to build a successful and growing local economy, we protect our environment, we improve outcomes for our children, young people and families, and we help ensure our residents are healthier, live longer and have a better quality of life.

While you are working hard and doing your best for the people of Worcestershire, we will do our best to provide an environment that supports and inspires you. We encourage a great work life balance, we offer a generous annual leave scheme with the opportunities to purchase additional leave, we provide an excellent Pension Scheme and champion opportunities for training, learning, development and career progression.

The Economy and Infrastructure (E&I) Directorate lives and breathes the County Council’s key priority of Worcestershire being ‘Open for Business’.We promote economic growth by reducing journey times, improving connectivity and increasing employment opportunities throughout the county. We wouldn’t be able to do any of that without our dedicated staff.Our teams are made up of talented individuals including engineers, planners, surveyors, project managers and civil engineering professionals with a wide variety of skills and qualifications to support the delivery of our corporate priorities.

You’ll be working in our friendly and knowledgeable Highways Operations Team who will support your development and get the most from your experience of highway maintenance. This role is principally delivering footway maintenance and improvement schemes.

Using your sound technical and practical problem solving skills, you’ll be keeping our highway network safe by assessing and delivering great highways maintenance schemes. The role will involve assessment of sites, designing appropriate solutions, setting out, supervision and remeasuring of works on completion. You'll be working closely with internal team and our maintenance contractor.

For further information please contact:Ian Bradley on 07904520246 or e mail [e-mail]

Benefits:
You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage

• Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?

Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement:As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years.If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme:The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development:We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working:We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Equality & Diversity:The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: 17th August 2025
Anticipated Interview Date: 3rd September 2025

Attached documents
Senior Highways Maintenance Technician JD & PS .doc