Job reference REQ00000018428 Date posted 29/05/2025 Application closing date 24/07/2025 Location KENDAL Salary £27,711 - £28,624 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Attachments Blank
Job description
Location: Kendal
Contract Type: Permanent
About this opportunity
We are looking to recruit a friendly and motivated candidate to join our Highways Maintenance Team as Highways Network Technician. The Highways service is continuing to grow and develop, and we are looking for someone who can ensure all work activities are carried out with a focus on improvement, attention to detail and meeting timescales.
In this role, you will work as part of a team focussed on the preparation, design and processing of highway improvement and maintenance projects. This includes carrying out activities relating to surveys, design, inventory collection, and winter maintenance processes. You will carry out surveys and produce data, as well as providing technical and project advice to colleagues both within the Highways service and wider organisation.
As well as this, you will provide advice on the application of legislation, regulation, and policy to both internal and external customers. The right candidate will be a strong communicator, who can liaise with stakeholders, and will be someone who can work to deadlines while effectively prioritising their workload.
Who we are looking for…
You will be driven, flexible and proactive, ensuring all work is completed to the expected standards. A relevant technical, vocational, or part-professional qualification is essential, as is knowledge of highways maintenance services. Experience of working in a local government environment is desirable.
We are also looking for someone who can adapt well to the demands of the service and can travel throughout Westmorland and Furness and surrounding areas.
What can we offer you!
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site.Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)
Would you like to find out more?
For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:
* Post Specification
* Role Profile
Application and Interview information
Closing date: 24/07/2025
We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.
Westmorland and Furness Council are now able to offer sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visa applications for eligible roles. Please note, we cannot guarantee the eligibility of all of our roles, therefore, if you would like more information on roles that may be eligible please visit the government website - Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK .
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.
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