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Job Reference: HCC622742
Salary Range: £33,178 - £36,369 per annum
Work Location: Winchester, Hook, Bishops Waltham or Totton (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 23 November 2025
Interview Date: w/c 15 December 2025
Please note applications will be reviewed once submitted and candidates will be contacted prior to the closing date.

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

If you have highway maintenance knowledge and basic experience, are interested in Highway Design, 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 8,000km of roads in the beautiful County of Hampshire, then this exciting role is definitely for you.

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.

As an Assistant Highway Engineer, you will be part of a team of design engineers delivering a large variety of highway schemes throughout Hampshire, enabling the efficient running and delivery of the planned maintenance programmes.

Apprenticeship Details and Our Values:
As already mentioned, this position provides an opportunity for you to attend training and complete a Level 4 or Level 6 (Degree) Civil Engineering apprenticeship, to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the apprenticeship standard.

You will assist Highway Engineers and Principal Engineers to design and help manage highway engineering maintenance schemes, including carriageway resurfacing, footway reconstruction, structural drainage and surface treatment schemes within the Planned Maintenance team. The role also includes some training and mentoring of junior staff.

Appropriate highways maintenance experience, flexibility and the ability to manage a workload with minimum supervision are key requirements. An interest and appreciation of highway engineering and the management/maintenance of a large road network. In addition, good customer care and communication skills are essential.

You will have the ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the role and, as required, be able to work out of hours on occasions if required. You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.

This position provides an opportunity for you to attend training and complete a Level 4 or Level 6 Civil Engineering apprenticeship, to develop knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the apprenticeship standard.

Above all we're seeking to recruit people who share our commitment to and passion for our values and able to demonstrate how they have put these values into practice in their work - could this be you?

At Hampshire County Council, we are proud of our strong record of delivering excellent services that provide value for money, whilst recognising that our staff are our greatest asset.

Hampshire County Council is a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We will also invest in you through our internal development programmes and training.

Hampshire County Council offers a competitive salary and benefits package, please see our website for details: Our Benefits Package.

All Hampshire County Council Staff are following current government guidelines around homeworking where possible. It is intended that when it is safe to do so, we will return to a blend of office and homeworking in the future.

Applications will be shortlisted prior to interviews. The shortlisting will be scored on the applicant’s ability to fulfil the essential criteria within the candidate pack, and also evidence this, where possible, through previous working examples. Please use the text field in the application to help us understand why you are the right person for the job.

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.