Trails Maintenance Officer

Norfolk County Council; England; Hybrid; GBP 34,434 - 36,363; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

Employee discounts programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

A local government council in the UK is seeking a Trails Maintenance Officer to maintain the Norfolk Trails network. This role involves monitoring trail conditions, conducting site visits, and managing contracts, balancing outdoor and office work. The ideal candidate will have a full driving licence, be comfortable traveling across Norfolk, and provide a high level of public engagement. Flexible working patterns are available, ensuring a supportive and thriving work environment.

Qualifications

• Post-holder must hold a full driving licence.
• Must be comfortable traveling to various locations across Norfolk.

Responsibilities

• Lead regular monitoring and maintenance of trail conditions.
• Conduct site visits and condition audits.
• Manage contracts and report data.

Skills

Full driving licence

Confidence in traveling

Public engagement

Data collection

Condition audits

Job description

Trails Maintenance Officer | 9329 | Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2028 | 37 hours per week | £34,434 to £36,363 per annum (Scale H) | Norwich/Holt/Hybrid

Are you looking for a role that takes you out and about across the Norfolk countryside? Are you excited by the opportunity to get hands‑on with the day‑to‑day management of green infrastructure?

The Norfolk Trails are a promoted network of walking, cycling and horse‑riding routes. They provide 1400 miles of long distance linear and shorter circular paths, across all seven districts of Norfolk. Some of our flagship trails include Marriott’s Way, Kett’s Country Trail, Weaver’s Way and the Boudicca Way.

Norfolk Trails are about more than just lines on a map. They provide opportunities for people to get out and about in nature and connect with the world around them. They offer a moment of peace in busy modern lives, the opportunity to leave the car behind and a chance for a free adventure (small or large) with family and friends. Our routes provide traffic‑free connections between rural towns and villages and hold an increasingly important role in supporting nature recovery and tackling the impacts of climate change.

We’re looking for a Norfolk Trails Maintenance Officer to help us maintain the Norfolk Trails network. You will lead on regular monitoring and maintenance of trail conditions. Your role will be a combination of outdoors and office‑based tasks, and will include working with the public, site visits, condition audits, repairing defects, as well as contract management, data collection and reporting.

We offer flexible working patterns and locations, with the opportunity to be based at offices in Norwich or Holt, as well as home working. We want to see our employees thrive – offering training and professional development, creating a positive work environment and a strong team ethic that focuses on delivering a high level of service.

Requirements
The post-holder must hold a full driving licence and be confident and comfortable traveling to locations across Norfolk.

If you’d like to know more about this post please contact Dr Katy Owen [e-mail]

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and wellbeing services including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part‑time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra‑low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Redeployment closing date: 8 December 2025 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 15 December 2025 23:59