Senior Highways Maintenance Technician

Worcestershire County Council,

Job Title: Senior Highways Maintenance Technician Salary: £33,647 - £35,533 per annum

**35 Hours per Week

Location: Newlands Depot, Malvern** Team: Design & Build South Permanent The Role: We’re looking for two Senior Highways Maintenance Technicians to join our South Worcestershire Design & Build Team based at Newland Depot.

You’ll be part of a friendly and experienced team delivering highway maintenance schemes across Worcestershire, helping keep the county’s roads safe and well maintained. The role offers a real mix of office and site based work, from planning resurfacing and patching schemes to site inspections, traffic management planning, contractor liaison and helping deliver specialist programmes such as surface dressing.

Working closely with Engineers, depot colleagues and our term service contractor, you’ll help take schemes from initial investigation through to delivery on site. No two days are the same and you’ll play an important role in responding to day to day highway maintenance issues, supporting emergency responses and helping deliver improvement works across the network.

This is a great opportunity for someone with highways maintenance or civil engineering experience who enjoys practical problem solving and wants to develop their technical knowledge and experience within a supportive team environment. You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of maintenance activities and work on projects that have a direct and visible impact on local communities across Worcestershire.

The work we do at Worcestershire County Council makes a real difference to residents, businesses and communities across the county. From improving safety and keeping the network moving to supporting economic growth and responding to emergency situations, the work delivered by the Design & Build Team has a direct and visible impact every day.

For further information please contact: Gavin Warby via [email protected] Benefits: You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage

• Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?

Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 8th November, 2026 Anticipated Interview Date: tbc Attached documents Senior Maintenance Technician JD 2026.docx

Senior Maintenance Technician PS 2026.docx