Technician Advanced

If you are practically minded, able to work as part of a team, enjoy a mixture of outside and office-based work, are good at dealing with people and would like to help maintain the 8,000+km of highways in the beautiful County of Hampshire, then this diverse role is definitely for you.

You’ll provide technical assistance in the delivery of the network management/highway maintenance service, including highways inspections and the design of simple highways maintenance/minor improvement schemes. Additionally, you will assist in delivery of our duties regarding regulation of activities on the highway and our response to highway and weather emergencies both in and (sometimes) out of normal hours.

And if that’s not enough, you don’t even need to have any previous highways experience. We will provide you with excellent training and development to help you succeed and develop your career within this fantastic organisation.

Through maintaining roads and footways, the work that we do directly impacts the whole community. By joining us, you could be helping to make a positive difference for everybody that lives in, works in, or visits Hampshire.

As an Advanced Technician, you’ll assist engineers in delivering a wide variety of highway repairs throughout Hampshire. You’ll also handle highway emergencies, respond to adverse weather, and enforce highway regulations to ensure the efficient use of Hampshire's highway network. By maintaining roads and footways, your work will directly impact the entire community.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer — committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

• Provide technical assistance in the delivery of the network management/highway maintenance service.
• Assist with delivery of duties regarding regulation of activities on the highway.
• Respond to highway and weather emergencies both in and out of normal hours.
• Assist engineers in delivering a wide variety of highway repairs throughout Hampshire.
• Handle highway emergencies and respond to adverse weather.
• Enforce highway regulations to ensure the efficient use of Hampshire’s highway network.

• GCSE-level education (or equivalent) in English and Maths, or relevant experience that demonstrates the ability to perform effectively across a broad range of responsibilities.
• A genuine interest in highway engineering and the maintenance of a large road network.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to record information accurately.
• Clear communication, both written and verbal, essential.
• Flexibility and willingness to work outside normal hours when required, especially during weather‑related or emergency situations.
• Ability to manage your own workload and meet deadlines.
• Advantage if you hold a BTEC in Civil Engineering or have equivalent experience.
• Experience providing occasional cover for more senior colleagues.
• Experience supporting or mentoring new starters.
• Broader knowledge of the service area.
• Capacity to innovate and share new ideas.
• Capacity to take on additional responsibilities associated with the next level of the role.

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK, offering a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment. Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work‑life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and benefits package.