Overview
Highway Maintenance Officer – New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald, 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
About the role
We’re looking for a proactive and community‑focused Highway Maintenance Officer to help keep Cambridgeshire’s highway network safe, resilient, and well‑maintained.
In this frontline role, you will oversee reactive, and / or cyclical maintenance across footways, cycle routes, carriageways and public rights of way – ensuring the network meets the needs and expectations of our communities.
You’ll collaborate closely with residents, contractors, parish and town councils, and internal teams to deliver high‑quality maintenance works, respond to incidents, and contribute to Cambridgeshire County Council’s commitment to excellent customer service and a safe, efficient highway network.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact local.highways@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About you
Essential qualifications/experience
- A‑Levels / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).
- HND (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Highways or Construction.
- Experience working in highways or construction sectors.
- Strong organisational, communication and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise competing demands.
- Confident IT skills across Microsoft applications.
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Ability to contribute to the Council’s Net Zero 2030 commitment.
- Flexibility to travel to sites (including locations with limited public transport) and occasionally work outside standard hours.
Desirable
- NRSWA Streetworks Supervisor qualification.
- Knowledge of highway legislation (e.g., Highways Act 1980, NRSWA 1991).
- Experience in customer or community engagement.
- Awareness of sustainable practices in highways and drainage
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a supportive team passionate about delivering high‑quality services for communities across Cambridgeshire.
You’ll have the opportunity to make a visible difference on the ground, grow your technical expertise, and shape how the county’s highways are managed in the future.
Interested?
Apply now to help maintain and improve the infrastructure that keeps Cambridgeshire moving.
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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