Winter Service and Streetlighting Project Officer

35 Hours per Week

Location: Warndon Depot/Hybrid

Job Title: Street lighting/Winter Service Project Officer

Salary: £29,832 - £31,877 per annum

Team: Street lighting/Winter Service

Contract: Permanent 35 Hours per Week

Please ensure that you inform your current manager that you are applying for this role.

Worcestershire County Council is looking to appoint an experienced Project Officer to join the Street lighting and Winter Service team. The team plays a vital part in administering the delivery of the maintenance and upgrade of the County’s street lighting assets and the winter service across Worcestershire. Working in tandem with another project officer, you will provide administrative and project support to a team of lighting engineers and the lighting/winter service manager.

The role will be varied and range from fundamental administrative tasks to running small, bespoke projects within each service area to prescribed timescales and budgets.

• Excellent IT skills, including the Microsoft Office suite, GIS and asset database interrogation, extraction, and updates
• A proactive, highly organised approach and the ability to work on your own initiative
• A demonstrable ability to manage small, yet important and impactful projects within each service area to budget in a pressured environment
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Significant experience in a highways environment

Level 4 qualification (or at least 2 years relevant work experience within a highways or infrastructure deployment field) and a valid UK driving licence.

• A levels/equivalent level
• Project based qualification e.g., Prince2, Agile; or a commitment to work towards one.

• Customer Focus – delivering high‑quality services
• Can Do Culture – taking a proactive and solution‑focused approach
• Freedom within Boundaries – making effective decisions within agreed frameworks

Worcestershire County Council offers a comprehensive benefits package. Some key offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part‑time staff) increasing to 31 days after 5 years. Existing holiday entitlements will be matched up to 31 days.
• Brilliant Pension Scheme:
  The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Professional Learning & Development opportunities.
• Flexible Working:
  Hybrid working options for better work/life balance.

Please apply using the Worcestershire County Council Tribepad system. Shortlisting will be based on how well your application demonstrates the essential criteria.

For further information please contact: g

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday 15th February at 5pm

Anticipated Interview Date: week commencing 28th March 2026

Attached documents: JD & PS Winter Service & Street lighting Project Officer.docx

Worcestershire County Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. Reasonable adjustments will be provided in line with the Equality Act. The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.