Derbyshire County Council
Roadworker/Driver
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Closing date: 16 August 2026
Roadworker/LGV Driver
£27,088 - £29,062 - Plus market leading package (see below), additional overtime and standby pay.
Location: Based at Chapel en le Frith Depot SK23 0PQ
We’re looking for experienced Roadworker/LGV Drivers to be part of the Highways Construction Services team undertaking planned highway works, including surfacing, kerbing, drainage, structures works and all manner of highways improvement works, all based within our beautiful county of Derbyshire.
You will be working in a high-profile area of the business that is front and centre in terms of the Council’s Service Plan forming part of a motivated team who strive to achieve improved performance in service delivery embracing new technologies and best working practices.
As part of your duties you will be expected to take part in the out of hours winter maintenance rota keeping the counties highways network safe.
What will you be doing?
- Using a range of vehicles and specialised plant and equipment the work includes drainage, road resurfacing, manhole construction, kerbing works, fencing, flag and block laying, structural concreting, and patching.
- Using your ability to ensure good relationships with, and the safety of, the public, employees, clients, and contractors is essential, minimising disruption to travel as much as possible.
- You’ll be part of a mandatory rota to deliver adverse weather and emergency services and winter maintenance (gritting and snow clearing), outside normal working hours, for which you’ll received additional payment.
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We’d like to hear from you if you have:
- A full driving licence LGV C, G
- Experience in Highways maintenance and construction services, including winter maintenance and adverse weather activities.
- The full range of construction skills including drainage, road resurfacing, manhole construction, kerbing works, fencing, flag and block laying, structural concreting, and patching
- Knowledge of the current highways and bridgeworks specifications, national contract conditions, and statutory regulations
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What we offer you:
- 25 days of annual leave (plus another 5 with 5 years of continuous service)
- A friendly and supportive working environment
- Derbyshire based work locations.
- The opportunity to develop yourself and your career with ongoing training opportunities.
- Regular standard working hours (typically 8:00am until 4:00pm)
- Additional overtime and standby payments for working out of hours.
- Defined Benefit Local Government Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive wellbeing package including physio, counselling & occupational health.
- Discount on leisure centre memberships
- And much more.
For more information on other vacancies in our Highways team, the wonderful work we do and the benefits we can offer simply visit; www.derbyshire.gov.uk/highwaysjobs
Provisional Interview Date: 25 August 2026
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