We have an exciting Highway Network Steward vacancy within the Transport, Highways and Climate service in Cheshire West and Chester Council.
This role will be part of a team that are responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the Council’s Highway Network to ensure that the Borough is safe and accessible for all road users.
Your primary purpose is to ensure that the Highway Network in your area of the Borough is maintained in a safe and useable condition for all Highway users.
The role is to act as the first point of contact for the Highways Service in dealing with enquiries from the Public, Statutory Bodies, Parish Council's, Ward members etc.
Good communication skills are essential as Cheshire West and Chester is an organisation that strives to provide excellent engagement with customers, individuals, communities and partners and deliver the highest quality of service to all stakeholders.
Organisation
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Job Category
Highways and Transport
Salary Min
£32,578 per annum
Salary Max
£35,570 per annum
Employment Type
Permanent
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
We are seeking an enthusiastic person with engineering experience of working within a Highway related environment and have a proactive approach to deliver positive outcomes for our residents.
We have an important interface with our residents so we would welcome applicants who are committed to providing a consistent and excellent standard of service by putting them at the centre of everything we do.
You will be part of a high performing and ambitious team who will support and encourage you to achieve your goals and thrive to keep improving your knowledge.
The contractual work location for this role is the Area Highways Office in Guilden Sutton Chester. The role is hybrid flexible, and this means that the successful candidate will be required to work from a range of work locations within the Borough but predominantly from the Chester Office. You will be given a Council van and be out of the office each day investigating enquiries on the Highway around your specific area within the Borough of Cheshire West.
You will be given the opportunity to act as an Out of Hours Duty Inspector where you will be put on a rota and report to an Out of Hours Duty Officer. This entails being called by the Duty Office during the night and at weekends and attending any Highway incidents throughout the Borough in a works van. Overtime and Standby allowance is provided for this.
If you would like any further information on this vacancy, please contact Karl Farrow - Area Engineer on 07766526147 or email [email protected].
To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk
No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.
For any technical enquiries please email [email protected] and quote job reference number in all correspondence.
