About the role
The Place and Sustainability Directorate is at the forefront of making sure Cambridgeshire is open for business. 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.
The Local Highway Officer role is based in the Highway Maintenance Service and provides an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual looking to join our highways team.
The role is to identify maintenance repairs and improvements, dealing with customer correspondence from Parish Councils and members of the public. You will be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written and be able to build relationships with customers, elected members, businesses, partner organisations and other stakeholders.
We are looking for someone who will use their initiative, seek opportunities for knowledge sharing and be able to work as part of a busy team whilst managing their own workload, preferably with experience of highway maintenance.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Local Highway Managers Aaron Boddington Aaron.Boddington@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk, or Steve Nicholson Steve.Nicholson@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk
What will you be doing?
All our work involves good communication and partnership working and you will be required to negotiate with contractors and key stakeholders. There will be occasions where members of the community will seek your advice or require an explanation you must therefore be a clear communicator and be able to explain matters clearly and sensitively.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
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.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
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.