Area Technician

The main duties involve supporting the Highway Engineer in developing solutions to maintenance problems, prioritising and ordering works, responding to customer enquiries, producing design briefs for potential schemes and the supervision and inspection of developers' estate roads and site works.

You will be part of a team that provides excellent customer service. Effective communication skills are essential as the role involves contact with the public and liaison with others throughout the organisation.

Duties can involve the delivery of the service in emergency situations, such as flooding or winter conditions, and may involve working outside normal working hours.

We have an opportunity for an organised and self-motivated individual to join our Highways Maintenance team based at Ketteringham. You will need to have experience of working in a highway maintenance, construction or other engineering environment.

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
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• Car scheme


• Company pension


• Employee discount


• Flexible schedule


• Gym membership, Permanent Contract | £29,269 to £31,364 per annum (Scale G) | 37 hours per week | Ketteringham, Competitive salary


• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave


• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service


• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.


• Financial benefits such as:

+ ' Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
+ A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
+ Relocation expenses (where applicable)
+ An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
+ Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions
+ Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
+ Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility) A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job