Highways Maintenance Technician

Help keep Cambridgeshire moving Are you practical, organised, and enjoy working outdoors? Do you want to play a key role in keeping roads safe and well maintained for local communities?,

• Carry out highway inspections across the county using council vehicles from one of our highway depots located in Witchford, Huntingdon, Whittlesford and March.
• Investigate reported road issues and gather information for repairs
• Support maintenance planning and delivery, both reactive and planned
• Work closely with colleagues and contractors to solve problems and deliver improvements
• Engage with local communities and parish councils to understand their priorities
• Check quality of repair works and ensure they meet expected standards
• Record findings and update systems to support performance tracking
• Help coordinate work across teams to maximise value and avoid duplication
This role is a mix of fieldwork, teamwork and communication, giving you a real insight into how highways services operate. Driving and fieldwork You will:
• Drive council vehicles (including inspection vehicles and vans)
• Carry out vehicle safety checks
• Work across a range of locations, including sites with limited access
• Scope and order reactive highway maintenance work
A full UK driving licence is essential., We're looking for someone who:
• Works collaboratively and supports a "one team" approach
• Takes pride in delivering a high-quality service
• Treats customers and communities with respect and empathy
• Supports our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Is motivated to help us achieve our ambition of becoming a Net Zero organisation, Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
  
  Good general education (GCSEs including English, Maths and Science or equivalent)
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Ability to solve problems and work independently
• Basic IT skills (e.g. email, Word, Excel)
• A full UK driving licence
• Willingness to work outdoors and travel across the county
Desirable (but not essential)
• Knowledge of highways or local government
• Experience working with a range of stakeholders or the public
• Additional driver training or experience with larger vehicles
  
  Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
  
  We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes