Permanent Contract | £29,269 to £31,364 per annum (Scale G) | 37 hours per week | Norwich
We are looking for an organized and self-motivated individual to join our highways maintenance team based in Norwich. You will need to have experience of working in highway inspection duties, maintenance, construction, traffic management or other engineering environment.
The highway area teams are responsible for the client highway maintenance and street works functions for the County Council as highway authority. Working with in-house and partnership staff for the delivery of works required, key services include highway inspection & scheme identification, member and public interface, supervision of works (including utilities), traffic management inspection, and monitoring of all works affecting the public highway, as well as winter & emergency planning.
This particular post will primarily be involved with the streetworks/network management function.
You will need to possess excellent communication skills in order to deliver high-quality customer service, as well as deal effectively with contractors and utility companies on site.
Duties can involve the delivery of the service in emergency situations, such as flooding or winter conditions, which may require work outside normal working hours. You will be required to travel in order to deal with service requests and therefore you will need to be able to travel to places not accessible on public transport routes.
For an informal discussion concerning this vacancy, please telephone Darren Thompson on 01603 638063 or email darren.thompson@norfolk.gov.uk.
Please note that a driving license and willingness to cover the whole of the Norfolk area is essential.
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.
Job description and person specification
You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- 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
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We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
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