Job Information
Highways Surfacing Asisstant, based at Alnwick
Permanent, 37 hours per week
Technical Services manage and maintain the Northumberland Highways and Structures network with a large team of highly skilled individuals working from various depots across the County.
You will provide assistance to the Surfacing Senior Team Leader managing the countywide road surfacing operation, helping to programme works, order materials, interpret drawings, liaise with contractors and internal colleagues as well as assisting with the day-to-day management of the internal resurfacing workforce.
You will also be involved in the NCC recycling and waste management for Highways activities including managing consignment notes for the movement of hazardous waste.
You must have a general standard of education and a wide range of experience in the Highways Resurfacing sector or other related field. A knowledge of the waste management sector would also be beneficial.
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
-26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
-Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here.
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Further information
Please note that this is a full time position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant.
Please note that this is a full time position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant.
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
