Closing date: 10 May 2026
Derbyshire County Council Highways Technical Services has a vacancy for an enthusiastic technically‑minded individual based at the laboratory carrying out laboratory and site testing.
The principal work of the Technical Services highways laboratory comprises the testing of materials used in the construction and maintenance of the County’s 5,300 km highway network, including bituminous mixtures, aggregates, concrete, soils, emulsions and road markings.
Responsibilities
* Carry out practical, physical tasks involving heavy lifting to instructions and procedures, and maintain legible, accurate records.
* Carry out sampling and testing of highway materials.
* Travel across the county and surrounding counties visiting road construction, civil engineering depots, sites, quarries and asphalt plants as work demands.
Qualifications
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Reliability and flexibility; weekend and night work may be required.
* Capability in Microsoft Excel and Word; training will be given if required.
* UK Full Driving Manual Gearbox Licence; towing experience is desirable.
Location
Working from our UKAS (ISO17025) Accredited Highways Laboratory in Ambergate.
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