Senior Technician [Drainage]

Leicestershire County Council; Croft; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a Senior Technician to join the Highway Drainage Maintenance Section within the Environment & Preventative team at Croft Depot. You will help manage works to maintain highway drainage assets, investigate and resolve flooding issues, and work with contractors on site.

The role requires a civil engineering qualification or demonstrable experience, strong teamwork, good communication, and IT skills including CAD.

Qualifications

• A BTEC Higher / NVQ level 4 in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification OR have experience that meets the essential requirement for the role and can provide evidence of continued learning and development.
• Experience of working in an engineering setting, in relation to design, management, maintenance or construction processes and of working as part of a team on civil engineering or highway maintenance projects.
• Experience of delivering projects and programmes of work to time, quality and cost and of collaborative working with key stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of project briefs and of undertaking measurements of work, checking submitted accounts and monitoring budgets
• It would ideal if you had experience Interpreting and writing reports, producing and checking specifications and delivery programmes and following Quality Management Systems & working practices.
• Good knowledge of current highway design standards, construction techniques, or maintenance standards and of CDM 2015, primarily duty holder’s responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical, planning and organisational skills and good IT skills, including use of CAD software and ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software.
• Skills to building positive relationships across stakeholders, peers and partners, creating open and transparent relationships based on trust. A customer focussed approach where the customer experience is central to the delivery of the service and you can adopt a flexible approach to workload priorities.

Responsibilities

• Order works to maintain highway drainage assets, investigate and resolve highway flooding issues.
• Engage with members of the public and stakeholders, working with contractors and operatives on site.
• Support the delivery of the Highway Maintenance Operational Plan and Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
• The role may involve working outside normal hours and at locations beyond the base.
• Carry out measurements of work, check submitted accounts and monitor budgets.

Skills

Engineering experience

Project delivery

Reports & specs

Highway design standards

CAD software

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Customer focus

Education

BTEC Higher / NVQ level 4 in Civil Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Croft Depot, Arbor Road, Croft, Leicestershire LE9 3GE

Salary: £36,621 - £40,458 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus 10% Market Premia

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 29th October 2026

Interview Date(s): January 2027 – Please note: interviews will be in person

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Technician to join our Highway Drainage Maintenance Section in the Environment & Preventative team at Leicestershire County Council.

The successful applicant will join a motivated, friendly team of professionals working in the highway drainage team. The role incudes ordering works to maintain highway drainage assets, investigate, and resolve highway flooding issues, engaging with members of the public and stakeholders, working with contractors and operatives on site, and help support the delivery of the role of Leicestershire County Council as the Highway Authority, supporting the actions in Leicestershire’s Highways Maintenance Operational Plan and the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours and at different locations than your designated base.

About You

• A BTEC Higher / NVQ level 4 in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification OR have experience that meets the essential requirement for the role and can provide evidence of continued learning and development.
• Experience of working in an engineering setting, in relation to design, management, maintenance or construction processes and of working as part of a team on civil engineering or highway maintenance projects.
• Experience of delivering projects and programmes of work to time, quality and cost and of collaborative working with key stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of project briefs and of undertaking measurements of work, checking submitted accounts and monitoring budgets
• It would ideal if you had experience Interpreting and writing reports, producing and checking specifications and delivery programmes and following Quality Management Systems & working practices.
• Good knowledge of current highway design standards, construction techniques, or maintenance standards and of CDM 2015, primarily duty holder’s responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical, planning and organisational skills and good IT skills, including use of CAD software and ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software.
• Skills to building positive relationships across stakeholders, peers and partners, creating open and transparent relationships based on trust. A customer focussed approach where the customer experience is central to the delivery of the service and you can adopt a flexible approach to workload priorities.

In addition, we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Andrew Hunt, Senior Engineer Environmental & Preventative
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E-mail: [e-mail]

Edwin Knight, Senior Engineer Environmental & Preventative
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]