Asset Officer - Highways

Are you passionate about improving local communities? Do you enjoy solving problems, working outdoors, and seeing the real-world impact of your work?

At Cambridgeshire County Council, we're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Asset Officer to help shape the future of our highway network and deliver improvements that matter to residents every day. As an Asset Officer, you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving roads, footways, cycleways, drainage systems and other highway assets that keep Cambridgeshire connected.

This is a role where no two days are the same.

One day you could be inspecting roads and identifying future maintenance needs. The next, you'll be working with contractors to deliver improvement schemes, engaging with local communities, or using data to help determine where investment should be focused. You'll be helping ensure that Cambridgeshire's highway network remains safe, resilient, and fit for the future.

If you're looking for a career where you can combine technical knowledge, community engagement and practical problem-solving, this could be the opportunity for you.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

As an Asset Officer, you'll be responsible for supporting the planning and delivery of preventative highway maintenance programmes while helping the Council make smart, evidence-based investment decisions.

• Inspecting highways and identifying maintenance needs.
• Investigating highway issues and undertaking site visits across the county.
• Using asset management principles and condition data to help prioritise investment.
• Working closely with contractors to scope, order and manage maintenance works.
• Planning and coordinating works programmes to minimise disruption.
• Supporting preventative maintenance programmes that deliver long-term value.
• Working with local communities, parish councils and stakeholders to understand local priorities.
• Keeping residents and stakeholders informed about planned works and improvements.

We're interested in people who are curious, proactive and passionate about making a positive contribution to local communities.

You might already work in highways, civil engineering, construction, infrastructure, utilities or asset management. Equally, you may be looking to progress your career and bring transferable skills from a related environment.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a practical approach to finding solutions.
• The confidence to work independently and manage competing…