Highway Officer

**Grade/Band: I**

**Vacancy Hours: 37**

**Contract Type: Established Full Time**

**Weekend Working: Yes**

**Closing Date: 11 August 2023**

**Interview Date: Week commencing 21st August 2023**

**Venue for Interview: Area 4 Highways Office, Tofts Road, Pickering, YO17 6BG**

Are you someone who is looking to progress their career with one of the most highly regarded highway services in the country? Are you someone who is looking for a new challenge in a new area with the prospect of getting support to relocate? Do you want to work in an “office” that exhibits natural beauty like no other?

The core focus of this job is to assist the maintenance manager and improvement manager in managing client activities in the area, especially with regard to the safety of the highway network and the compliance with the council’s works specification. As part of this role you will complete safety inspections of the highway network including the maintenance of computer records, inspect and approve for sites for operations carried out under the highway authority, you will also complete inspections of developer funded road works in the existing highway and complete inspection of new roads funded by developers. The role is customer facing and involves considerable interaction with the general public resolving issues.

In addition to this you will be working with the developer and his team to ensure the scheme is delivered to the appropriate standard and in a timely manner.

To be successful in this role you will have some background with highway construction/maintenance and potentially civil and/or infrastructure engineering experience.

Whether you are looking to start your career or looking for a new challenge, we would like to hear from you. For further information about the role please contact Jonathan Dickens on 01609 533713.

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