Trainee Highway Officer

Role Responsibility

The purpose of this post is to allow a candidate to embark on a training programme to become a Highway Steward 

As a Highway Officer you will be providing a front line service dealing with customers reporting faults on our highway network.  You will be responsible for the investigation of faults and arranging maintenance solutions with our contractor.

You will be the eyes and ears for highways service, working closely with Borough and District Councils, Parish Councils and other local groups to deliver a high quality maintenance service ensuring that our network is safe and passable for all users.

In addition to maintenance, you will be actively involved in reacting to emergency situations working alongside emergency services and other bodies to provide support and engineering measures where needed.  This could involve road collisions, road collapses, severe weather events and other incidents.

You will be allocated to a local team, however the role remains flexible to meet the demands across Kent County Council and may require you to operate out of any team across the highway service.

There may be a need for Out of Hours service and you will have the opportunity should it become available to take part in the Out of Hours service.  There is an expectation that you will provide a back up service during severe weather events to assist the business as and when required outside normal office hours.

The post holder will be required to complete all external and internal training programmes in conjunction with obtaining a minimum of 9 months experience before possible succession into a KR8 Highway Steward role if appropriate.

This role is subject to holding a full UK Driving Licence.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. 

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact:

Kevin Gore - Highway Manager - 03000 413640

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.