Salary: £29,064 - £31,537 per annum
Grade: G
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Would you like to be part of one of our friendly and welcoming Highways teams, who take pride in managing every aspect of our county’s highway network?
Our county boasts vibrant market towns and two National Parks, with excellent links to York, Leeds, and Newcastle. It’s a unique and rewarding place to build your career.
The Role
As part of our team, you’ll play a key role in keeping this essential and picturesque network running safely and smoothly for residents, businesses, and visitors.
As a Technical Assistant, reporting direct to the Area Manager you will:
- Contribute to the effective delivery of highway works by completing tasks assigned by the Area Manager
- Manage, interrogate and coordinate complex databases and spreadsheets to support accurate operational planning.
- Produce high‑quality maps, plans and technical drawings suitable for presentation and project use.
- Support data collection activities to inform revenue and capital scheme delivery.
- Organise, prepare and implement permanent and temporary Traffic Regulation Orders as required.
For more details, please see our Job Description.
Find out more about working in our Highways directorate here: Highways Opportunities
About You
The successful candidate will:
- Have strong analytical skills
- Be an excellent communicator
- Have good decision-making skills
- Be able to prioritise and organise their own workload as well as being able to work well within a team environment.
If you’re motivated, community‑focused, and ready to be part of something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.
What can we offer you?
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.
These include:
- A local government pension scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
- Travel loans
- Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
Contact
If you would like to know more about this role, please get in touch with Jayne – Area Manager on [email protected].
Key dates
Closing date: Sunday 9 August 2026
Interview Date: w/c 17 August 2026
Applying is easy, , register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload by midnight on Sunday 9 August 2026
Your personal statement should outline your motivation for applying, and how you meet the Person Specification criteria for the role
Key Documents
Job description.pdf
Total Rewards Brochure
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