Permanent Contract | £30,559 to £32,654 per annum (Scale G) | 37 hours per week | County Hall
We are looking for an organised 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 or other engineering environments.
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 to deliver maintenance and small-scale works, 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, and winter & emergency planning.
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 also 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.
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
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.
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:
o ‘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.
o A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
o Relocation expenses (where applicable)
o An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
o Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
o Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
o 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)
o A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Redeployment Closing date: 19/12/2024 12:00
Closing date: 05/01/2025 23:59
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