Description Salary £31,067 - £35,235 Per annum | Full Time | Permanent | 37 hours per week | Bamber Bridge | International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship Highways Technician Countywide Maintenance – based at Cuerden Office Depot, Bamber Bridge, PR5 6BS (but you may be required to work at various locations throughout Lancashire). Lancashire Highways Service is responsible for the direct delivery of all highway related schemes across the County made up of 4'300 miles of road, 151'000 street lights and 2'955 bridges. We have an exciting opportunity for a Highways Technician; required to support the delivery of the highways maintenance function which is often complex in nature, politically sensitive and high profile. This is an opportunity to support the maintenance and enhancement of the highway network and provide long term benefits for residents, visitors and businesses in Lancashire. We are looking for someone ideally with an ONC (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related field although this is not essential. Crucially we are looking for someone with significant experience of working within the traffic or highway engineering fields, preferably with specific experience of delivering highways maintenance functions. The role also requires the supervision of small schemes and works to ensure all activities are delivered on time and within budget. You must have a full and valid driving licence as you will be required to drive a Lancashire County Council vehicle. Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence. Benefits: In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas and then further days that can be purchased too – we have a generous Local Government pension with shared AVC's available then a benefits package which has everything from dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, inclusivity support groups, discounts on white goods and electronics, cycle to work schemes, salary sacrifice car lease schemes, eye tests and prescription support plus much more. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat, contact: Chandra Dholakia Tel 01772 532715 or email Chandra.Dholakialancashire.gov.uk We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Descripton and Person Specification