Senior Highways Development Technician

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Senior Highways Development Technician
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 5, 1st Floor 
• Salary:                              £33,143 - £36,363 per annum (Pro rata)   
• Hours per Week:                29.60 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    04/01/2026 
• Job Requisition Number:    12732 
• This post is open to job share

About the Team and Role:

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do have experience of working in a highways environment? Are you a fast learner with excellent attention to detail and IT skills? Then we need you in our busy Highways Development Management Team!

Highways Development Management (HDM) are responsible for ensuring developer-led highway infrastructure and new highways are designed and constructed to the highest standards ensuring Gloucestershire remains a desirable location where people want to visit, work and live.

As a Senior Highways Development Technician, you will play a vital role in our team coordinating all stakeholders with highway works schemes and new highway adoptions. You will manage stakeholder expectations and respond to enquiries on all aspects of Developer-led highway schemes. You will have the opportunity to expand your highways knowledge while assessing minor highway works schemes and gain the skills you need to develop your career in this exciting fast-paced discipline. 

This is an interesting and varied role where your skills and experience will be fully utilised, affording you opportunities to make a genuinely positive contribution to both the team and the local area as well as gaining opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.

As part of the role, you will be supported to increase your knowledge in Highways generally, with an expectation of you becoming proficient in basic highway design and safety checks for new works to the existing highway.

To find out more about the Highways Development Management team, and what we do, please visit the Manual for Gloucestershire Streets webpages. Manual for Gloucestershire streets | Highways

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have some experience and knowledge of highway infrastructure, have good IT and customer service skills and be capable of working independently and as part of a team. You will be personable and professional, with a commitment to providing an accurate and timely resolution to all enquiries. You will bring your problem-solving skills and customer-focused nature to a talented team delivering a crucial service.

About Us

We are committed to investing in your development and full training for the role will be available, with a potential for more formal training as you develop in the role.

As you’d expect, we offer an attractive package of benefits which makes a career in Local Government both flexible and rewarding.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 29.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network, DNet (disability) network and the Young Employees Network.

How To Apply

If you believe that this is your kind of environment, and you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference, then please submit your CV and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.

For an informal discussion about the role or how your skills set may match ours, please contact on 01452 426645 or hen.abbott@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Closing date 4th January 2026

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview within two weeks of the closing date. Interviews will be in person in Shire Hall Gloucester and be Tuesday 13th January 

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Senior Highways Development Technician - Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.