Technician

Shared Services Partnership; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is seeking a Highway Technician to support the Highways Delivery team in Hampshire. The role offers training and development, with a mix of field and office work maintaining 8,000+km of highways.

You will join a friendly, supportive team and contribute to community safety and road network reliability. Applicants should be practically minded, able to work in a team, and possess good communication skills.

Qualifications

• A motivated person with a willingness to learn.
• Interest and appreciation of highway engineering and the management/ maintenance of a large road network.
• A team player with strong collaborative skills.
• Excellent communication skills for building positive relationships with a diverse range of people, including colleagues, contractors, members of the public and local councillors.
• Sound IT skills and able to accurately record information.

Responsibilities

• As a Highway Technician, you will be assisting engineers in delivering a large variety of highway repairs throughout Hampshire as well as dealing with highway emergencies, adverse weather response and highway enforcement to enable the efficient use of Hampshire’s highway network.
• You will have the ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the role (it is essential that you have a full current UK drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis), and, as required, be able to work out of hours to respond to weather and other emergencies.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Highways engineering interest

Team player

Excellent communication

UK driving licence

IT skills

Job description

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC625221

Salary Range: £26,018 - £27,111 per annum

Work Location: Highway Depot, Hook and Bishops Waltham

Hours per week: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

Interview Date: w/c 9 November 2026

Please note applications will be reviewed once submitted, therefore this advert may close early depending on volumes of applications received

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highway Technician to join our Highways Delivery team at Hampshire County Council.

Are you looking for a challenging and diverse role working as part of a friendly and supportive team, with an opportunity to make a real difference?

Have you ever considered a career in Civil Engineering, specialising in Highways Maintenance? Would you like to gain professional experience and an academic qualification, whilst being paid? If so, then this exciting opportunity could be for you!

The Role:

If you are practically minded, able to work as part of a team, enjoy a mixture of outside and office-based work, are good at dealing with people and would like to help maintain the 8,000+km of highways in the beautiful County of Hampshire, then this diverse role is definitely for you.

And if that's not enough, you don't even need to have any previous highways experience. We will provide you with excellent training and development to help you succeed and develop your career within this fantastic organisation.

Through maintaining roads and footways, the work that we do directly impacts the whole community. By joining us, you could be helping to make a positive difference for everybody that lives in, works in, or visits Hampshire.

Please state on your application if you have a location preference as there are positions available at Hook and Bishops Waltham Highway Depots.

What you’ll do:

As a Highway Technician, you will be assisting engineers in delivering a large variety of highway repairs throughout Hampshire as well as dealing with highway emergencies, adverse weather response and highway enforcement to enable the efficient use of Hampshire’s highway network.

You will have the ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the role (it is essential that you have a full current UK drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis), and, as required, be able to work out of hours to respond to weather and other emergencies.

What we’re looking for:

• A motivated person with a willingness to learn.
• Someone with an interest and appreciation of highway engineering and the management/ maintenance of a large road network.
• A team player with strong collaborative skills.
• Excellent communication skills for building positive relationships with a diverse range of people, including colleagues, contractors, members of the public and local councillors.
• Sound IT skills and able to accurately record information.

Why join us?

We are committed to inclusion, diversity, and wellbeing. Staff are encouraged to get involved in a variety of internal Networks (BME, staff disability, Carers and working parents, and LGBT+) in accordance with our Inclusion Strategy. We offer opportunities to develop your skills and experience, informally, or formally. In addition, you will have the support of a wider team who will value you and what you achieve.

Our benefits package includes details of the holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi-time scheme, family friendly policies and interest free travel loans and discounts. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, where you are empowered to be your best and a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.

Additional Information:

Highway Technician Candidate Pack

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Jon Bambridge, Principal Engineer on [e-mail] or Jason Baker, Highway Engineer on [e-mail]

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.