Senior Highways Technician (Lillyhall) - CMB2704e

The Methodist Church in Britain; Workington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Support for professional development

Collaborative team

Opportunities to contribute to innov.\

Guaranteed interview for disabled app,

care leavers aged 24 and under and arм

Job summary

Cumberland Council, within the Highways and Transport service, invites applications for a Permanent Senior Highways Network Technician based in the Lillyhall team. The role covers designing, delivering and maintaining highway improvement projects, alongside asset management and winter maintenance, with technical advice across the service.

The post is 37 hours per week and sits in a collaborative team that supports professional development.

Qualifications

• HND or HNC in a transportation or construction-related field.
• Significant highway design or local government experience.
• Knowledge of national highway standards, construction contracts and asset management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, delivery and maintenance of highway improvement projects
• Contribute to asset management work
• Support winter maintenance
• Provide technical advice across the Highways and Transport service

Skills

Highway standards

Construction contracts

Asset management systems

Education

HND or HNC in transportation/construction

Job description

Permanent Senior Highways Network Technician post in the Highways and Transport service at Cumberland Council, linked to the Lillyhall team. The work covers designing, delivering and maintaining highway improvement projects, alongside asset management, winter maintenance and technical advice across the service. The post is set at 37 hours a week and sits within a collaborative team that supports professional development. Fit depends on an HND or HNC in a transport or construction field, significant highway design or local government experience, and knowledge of national highway standards, construction contracts and asset management systems.

What the job involves

• Support the design, delivery and maintenance of highway improvement projects
• Contribute to asset management work
• Support winter maintenance
• Provide technical advice across the Highways and Transport service

Qualifications

• HND or HNC in a transportation or construction-related field

Experience

• Significant experience in highway design or local government

Skills & knowledge

• Familiarity with national highway standards
• Familiarity with construction contracts
• Familiarity with asset management systems

What’s offered

• Flexible working environment
• Support for professional development
• Collaborative team
• Opportunities to contribute to innovative service delivery
• Guaranteed interview for disabled applicants, care leavers aged 24 and under and armed forces community members who meet the essential criteria