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**Suffolk County Council - Halesworth service Delivery Centre, Halesworth, IP19 8EN - Hybrid**:

- **£32,076 per annum (pro rata if part time)**:

- **37 hours per week - Flexible working options available**:

- **Permanent**

We’re passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as a Highways Assessment Officer and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.

Reimagine the possibilities.

**Your role and responsibilities**

Suffolk Highways is a collaboration between Suffolk County Council and their Highway Maintenance Provider to meet the primary objective of maintaining roads and delivering new highway infrastructure in Suffolk. Personnel from both organisations work together as part of an alliance that aspires to be as effective, efficient, respected as possible and at the forefront of highway maintenance and improvement service delivery.

The Infrastructure Management team comprises of circa 120 staff who are collectively responsible for influencing and embedding highway asset management strategies, the commissioning of annual works programmes and ensuring the safety of the highway network for those living in and visiting Suffolk.

As a Highway Assessment Officer you will:

- maintain Suffolk County Council’s (SCC) statutory duty by completing regular highway safety inspections
- respond to reports made by customers to the service by completing ad-hoc safety inspections and update customers on outcomes
- following all inspections commission reactive repair works to restore the highway to a safe condition
- carryout regular auditing of completed works to ensure high quality is maintained
- use AI technology in surveying the condition of the highway.

**You will need**
- relevant Construction Skills Certification Scheme card
- knowledge of highway maintenance materials and techniques
- knowledge of safety standards for road works with experience of working on live carriageways.

**Empowering Everyone**

**For more information**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 - **Read the** Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx)**.**

**Step 3 - **Upload a** **supporting statement** **answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the **Supporting Statement template**.

1. Give an example of a time when you had to work independently or make decisions without immediate managerial guidance. How did you approach the situation, and what was the outcome

2. Discuss a project or task that required you to collaborate effectively with a team. What was your role, and how did you contribute to the team's success?

3. Can you provide an instance where you had to adapt to new challenges or responsibilities? How did you approach learning new skills or knowledge?

4. Describe a situation where you had to follow strict safety standards. How did you ensure compliance with health and safety regulations?

**Step 4 - **Upload a CV (without name and personal details).

**Please note**:Without a supporting statement and CV, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.***

**Closing date: 11.30pm, 11 June 2024.**

**Interview date**:_ _**24 June 2024.**

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

**As a modern and effective council, we **offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of **skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that **flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to **understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven **to make a positive difference to the world around us and **encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.**

In return, you’ll enjoy:

- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
- plus more

If you would like to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).