Streetworks Support Officer

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Streetworks Technician for a permanent, full-time role (37 hours) with a base at Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge and mobile working across Lancashire. Salary £26,847 - £29,071 per annum. 8:30am–4:30pm, 5 over 7 with weekend rota, driving required.

The role includes coordinating highway works, liaising with utilities and contractors, and managing TTROs and bus stop suspensions to ensure safe, compliant delivery of works.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage works, events and related activities on the highway network to minimise disruption and delays to highway users.
• Liaise with utility companies, third-party contractors, and internal Lancashire County Council departments to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and guidance.
• Manage on-site placement, monitoring, and removal of TTROs and bus stop suspensions, ensuring all works are delivered safely and in full compliance with legal and operational requirements.
• Ideal knowledge of Street Manager and associated interface solutions; training will be provided.
• Significant outdoor working and driving required; must have a full and valid driving licence and operate an LCC van or similar.
• Normal working hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm; 5 over 7 working week including weekend rota; flexibility on hours to meet service demands.

Job description

Job Description

Salary £26,847 - £29,071 per annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | Bamber Bridge

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

As the Streetworks Technician, you will play an important role in supporting the co-ordination and management of works, events, and a wide range of other related activities on the highway network, with the aim of minimising disruption and delays to highway users.

This will include liaising with utility companies, third-party contractors, and internal Lancashire County Council departments to ensure compliance with all relevant statutory legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and guidance. These include the Traffic Management Act, New Roads and Street Works Act, Highways Act, and the Lancashire Permit Scheme.

You will be responsible for managing the on-site placement, monitoring, and removal of Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs) and bus stop suspensions, ensuring all works are delivered safely and in full compliance with legal and operational requirements.

Ideally, you will have excellent customer service skills, and knowledge of Street Manager and associated interface solutions. These are not essential, as training will be provided.

The post is a full-time position (37 hours). The team's office base is at Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge but the successful candidate will be mobile working covering the whole of Lancashire.

This role does include a significant amount of outdoor working and driving therefore you must have a full and valid driving licence and you will be driving an LCC van or similar.

The normal working hours are 8:30am till 4:30pm. The team operates on a 5 over 7 working week which includes a weekend working rota.

Flexibility on working hours will be required to meet service demands within your contracted hours.

Closing Date

20/11/2026

Why join us?

By joining Lancashire County Council, you can shape the career path that is right for you, with opportunities to gain personal and professional qualifications, coaching, and mentoring. Lancashire County Council truly is the place where you can have the career you've always wanted.

In return for your passion and expertise, we offer a generous benefits package, which includes:

• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave, which increases with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays, 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays, and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup, allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers, saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.
• Access to fantastic development and career opportunities.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.