Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA
Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Working Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 16th August 2026
Interview Date(s): In person interviews will be held in September
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technician to join our Engineering Team at Leicestershire County Council, one of the best performing councils in the country. We’ve achieved several decades of high performance, with our success recognised by national Government, industry awards and our residents.
The successful applicant will join a motivated and friendly team delivering highway maintenance and improvement projects that make a real difference to local communities. We are committed to achieving best value through innovation and sustainability, including the use of recycled materials and low-carbon construction techniques. Excellent customer service and communication skills are essential, as the role involves working closely with residents, contractors, stakeholders, and colleagues.
The primary focus of the role is processing Vehicular Access applications in line with relevant standards and procedures, while supporting Engineers in the delivery of highway maintenance schemes. You will liaise with customers and stakeholders, provide updates, respond to enquiries, and help ensure projects and applications are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
As a technician, you will support the design and delivery of highway schemes while developing your skills and knowledge through structured training and mentoring. This is an excellent opportunity to build a career in civil engineering, with support towards academic qualifications and professional registration, including EngTech or IEng status with the Institution of Civil Engineers.
You’ll enjoy a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including pension, and annual leave. We are committed to helping you succeed and grow in a supportive environment where your contribution is valued.
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:
NVQ3 or equivalent in Civil Engineering or other relevant subjects, or GCSE (Grades A–C or 9-4). OR clear, demonstrable evidence of equivalent skills and experience as set out in the job specification, plus a commitment to gain the essential qualifications. We will support you with structured training, study time and mentoring such as progression towards academic and professional qualifications.
Experience in an engineering environment (e.g., highways, civil, construction, utilities, or asset management) is highly valuable - for example, assisting with design support, planning, site coordination, maintenance, or technical/administrative processes. However, we also welcome applicants with transferable skills from other sectors who can demonstrate strong organisational, customer care, problem-solving, and technical abilities.
Project/commercial experience delivering to agreed time, quality and cost outcomes. If your strengths lie in organising, communicating and problem-solving, we’ll invest in you to build the commercial/project skills through on-the-job coaching.
Experience liaising with customers, colleagues, contractors and stakeholders, preparing materials for meetings/exhibitions, and turning problem investigation into clear actions or recommendations.
Strong attention to detail in capturing, storing and retrieving information using digital systems and templates, ensuring data quality and auditability.
Ability to interpret and produce clear technical and non-technical reports, notes and drawings, and to read maps, plans and engineering drawings. Training is available on our standards, CAD and GIS tools.
Good written and verbal communication, solid organisational skills and the ability to prioritise. Confident IT user (e.g. Microsoft 365) and keen to learn service-specific systems and software.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer .
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Selim Ahmed, Senior Engineer
Telephone: 0116 305 5560
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support .
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