Overview
Asset Officer – Highways – 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 an Asset Officer to help keep Cambridgeshire’s highway network safe, sustainable, and fit for the future. In this role, you’ll support the delivery of preventative maintenance schemes and apply asset management principles to maintain roads, footways, and cycle routes.
You’ll work closely with local communities, contractors, and internal teams to ensure maintenance activities meet local needs and priorities. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference to the places where people live and travel.
What You’ll Do
- Investigate reported issues and plan preventative maintenance.
- Use asset data to prioritise works and inform decisions.
- Order and manage highway maintenance works with contractors.
- Plan and coordinate works to minimise disruption.
- Engage with local communities and stakeholders.
- Promote sustainability and contribute to our Net Zero goals.
What We’re Looking For
- Qualifications:
- HND or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Highways, or Construction
- A Levels/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Skills & Experience:
- Knowledge of highway design, maintenance, and relevant legislation.
- Strong communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently and solve problems.
- Experience in highways or construction sectors.
- IT skills (Microsoft Office).
- Other:
- Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Ability to contribute to sustainability and Net Zero targets.
- Flexibility to travel and occasionally work outside normal hours.
Why Join Us?
- Make a positive impact on local communities.
- Work in a collaborative, supportive team.
- Hybrid working with opportunities for professional development.
- Be part of an organisation committed to sustainability.
Interested?
Apply now and help us keep Cambridgeshire moving safely and sustainably.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Barry Wylie, Asset Strategy & Systems Manager at Barry.Wylie@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About you
What We’re Looking For
- Qualifications:
- HND or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Highways, or Construction
- A Levels/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Skills & Experience:
- Knowledge of highway design, maintenance, and relevant legislation.
- Strong communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently and solve problems.
- Experience in highways or construction sectors.
- IT skills (Microsoft Office).
- Other:
- Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Ability to contribute to sustainability and Net Zero targets.
- Flexibility to travel and occasionally work outside normal hours.
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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