Assistant Highways Officer (East)

Job Introduction

Lincolnshire County Council would like to know how you feel about potholes! Would you be prepared to get involved and make a difference to the highway users of Lincolnshire? We have exciting opportunities in Horncastle for Assistant Highways Officers.  You will be joining the organisation in a front-line team, ensuring the safety of the East Lindsey highway network and delivering an outstanding response to enquiries from members of the public.

 About the Team

Lincolnshire County Council's Local Highways Management Team provides a front-line service and essential maintenance to one of the biggest highways networks in the Country. There are four Local Highway Teams covering the North, East, South and West of the county who work in partnership with both internal Operational Asset Management Teams and external contractors within the Lincolnshire Highways Alliance.  

About the Role

You will be part of our Local Highways East Team, providing assistance and support to Highway Officers and Senior Highway Officers in the East Lindsey part of Lincolnshire.  You will visit sites as part of your day-to-day work and have the chance to pull together packages of minor road maintenance works. The role is varied and challenging and you will have the opportunity to broaden your skills through training and development to support your progression in the highways sector, including day release for college to obtain qualifications in civil engineering, which the County Council will fund.

Your workload will include highways maintenance, winter maintenance, highways safety inspections, Highway Act enforcement, minor highways and environmental improvements, and public interface on all highways services.

Hybrid working is a feature of this role. The successful applicant will be required to attend the office alongside the rest of the team 2 days a week. On occasion additional days may be required. 

About You

• You will ideally hold an ONC in an appropriate discipline, or A levels.
• Streetworks accreditation and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) registration are desirable but not essential.
• You will be able to demonstrate a basic level of technical knowledge in relation to highways maintenance or similar discipline.
• You will be flexible and responsive, with good interpersonal skills allowing you to work in a dynamic and diverse team.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to establish positive relationships with officers of the Council, Councillors and external agencies
• Experience of using IT systems such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint and the ability and drive to learn how to use bespoke asset management systems.

Please note this role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area and therefore a valid driving licence and use of a car is required.

About Our Offer 
Along with a competitive salary we are offering: 

- “Green book” Local Government terms and conditions
- Access to Local Government Pension scheme (contribution rate of approx. 24%)
- Comprehensive benefits package including salary sacrifice for cars, cycles, plus excellent discount schemes
- 37 hour working week (as full time) including flexible and hybrid working
- A generous leave entitlement with a minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy more
- Free financial wellbeing advice

Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council  

If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact Leila Hardy via email on leila.hardy@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Closing date: 26/03/26.

Interviews: 08/03/26 and 09/03/26. 

Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements.

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once an application is submitted it is final and cannot be amended. If you withdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submit another application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submitted application, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary.  Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty 

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values – collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible – guide everything we do. We’re looking for candidates who share these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve.