Overview
Highways Maintenance Technician – Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
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
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
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?
We’re looking for a Highways Maintenance Technician to join our Highway Maintenance & Management team.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll make a real difference across Cambridgeshire’s road network.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Joshua.Rutherford@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About you
Essential
- 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
What you’ll bring
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
Why join us?
• A varied, active role with real community impact
• Opportunities to develop skills in highways and asset management
• Supportive team environment with training and development
• The chance to grow your career in a vital public service
About us
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 are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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