Highways Operative - Skilled

Salary £23,893 - £25,979 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Highways Service |

 

Pay Award Pending

 

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship 

 

Highways Operative – Skilled 

 

Location 

Cuerden Depot PR5 6BS (but may be required to work at various locations throughout Lancashire) 

About the role

Lancashire Highways Service is responsible for the direct delivery of all highways related schemes across the County made up of 4300 miles of road, 151,000 streetlights and 2955 bridges.

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Highways Operative – Skilled required to support the delivery of Highways schemes which are often complex in nature, politically sensitive and high profile. This will be an opportunity to support the maintenance and enhancement of the highway network and provide long term benefits for residents, visitors and businesses in Lancashire.

 

Whilst this role will primarily focus on delivering the Authority's capital projects programme of works, the post holder may be required to work on all aspects of highway's schemes as directed.

 

We are looking for someone with experience of working within highway engineering fields, preferably with specific experience of delivering highways maintenance schemes and new construction schemes. 

 

As this role involves working on the highway network, we also require someone with an awareness of Health and Safety Legislation pertaining to highways maintenance and traffic management.

 

As part of our commitment on continuous improvement, how we deliver our service is regularly reviewed. Therefore, job roles may change, and post holder may be required to work elsewhere within the service.

 

Please ensure you add an up to date CV or supporting statement.  It is important that you have demonstrated and evidenced that you meet the essential criteria from the person specification.  If you do not meet the criteria but feel you possess relevant qualities, please demonstrate this within your supporting statement.

 For more information call John Banks on 07825583946.

 

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 Description and Person Specification