Technician- Environment and Preventative

Leicestershire County Council; Blaby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is recruiting a Technician to join the Environmental & Preventative Team, focusing on highway-related tasks such as road markings, drainage maintenance and traffic signage. The role involves on-site inspections, surveys and preparing packages of works.

You will use relevant software to create maps and information, support surface dressing design, and coordinate repairs while travelling around the county as needed.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 or equivalent (BTEC Civil Engineering or A-Levels in relevant subjects) with extensive demonstrable experience OR equivalent skills.
• Experience capturing, storing and retrieving information to meet needs.
• Experience using IT in a design/business environment including Microsoft Office; able to interpret maps/plans/drawings and provide technical input.

Responsibilities

• Carry out on-site inspections and surveys.
• Produce packages of works and order repairs to the network.
• Support surface dressing design and produce maps/info using relevant software.
• Liaise with team members and travel to locations across the county as required.
• Potential lone-working and occasional out-of-hours work.

Skills

NVQ3 or equivalent

IT skills

Verbal and written communication

Customer engagement

Organisation skills

Highways engineering awareness

Education

NVQ3 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Maps/engineering drawings

Design office software

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

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

Salary: £29,550 - £32,055 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 29th October 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC Please note; interviews will be in person.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Environmental & Preventative Team at Leicestershire County Council; the Environmental and Preventative Team are looking to appoint a Technician working in various aspects of highway related subjects including road markings, surface dressing, joint sealing, environmental works, traffic signs and drainage maintenance. The successful applicant will join a motivated, friendly team of professionals and as a Technician

you will carry out on site inspections and surveys, produce packages of works, support members of the team carrying out surface dressing design, produce maps and information using relevant software, order works for repairs to the network. The role will include an element of lone working on highway sites whilst surveying and the successful candidate will also need to be physically fit to undertake walked surveys - in all weather conditions.

The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours at various locations across the county therefore you must be able to travel to locations across the County as required.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• NVQ3 or equivalent, i.e. BTEC in Civil Engineering or A-Levels A-C in relevant subjects, along with extensive demonstrable experience OR demonstrable evidence of the skills and experience together with a commitment to attain the essential qualifications.
• Experience of accurately capturing, storing and retrieving information to meet customer and organisational needs.
• Experience of using IT in a design office/ business environment including Microsoft Office or equivalent software, of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and be able to interpret maps, plans and engineering drawings and have experience of providing technical advice or drawings.
• Experience of engaging with customers, including attending and producing materials for meetings and exhibitions.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work and IT skills, including the ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software.
• Experience of working in an engineering setting is preferable, including design, management, maintenance, legislation or administrative processes in relation to highways infrastructure.

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:

Lauren Quinn, Engineer, Environmental & Preventative
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]

OR

Debbi Payne, Team Manager, Environmental & Preventative
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]