Bristol City Council
Senior Professional and Technical Officer Level 2
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Full Time, Permanent
Help shape and maintain Bristol's highway network
Are you an experienced highways professional looking for your next challenge? Do you enjoy leading projects, solving problems, and seeing tangible improvements delivered on the ground?
We are looking for a technically skilled Senior Technician to join Bristol City Council's Strategic Highway Maintenance Team. In this rewarding role, you will take the lead in planning, managing, and delivering a varied programme of highway maintenance projects that keep Bristol moving safely and efficiently.
About The Role
As a Senior Technician, you will play a key role in delivering planned highway maintenance schemes across the city. Working alongside experienced colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders, you will manage projects from inception through to completion, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
Our Varied Programme Includes:
- Road resurfacing and patching
- Highway drainage improvements
- Road marking maintenance
- Winter maintenance activities
- Preventative treatments including surface dressing, micro asphalt, and footway slurry seal programmes
You will provide technical expertise, supervise complex projects, coordinate resources, and contribute to the ongoing development of maintenance strategies and service improvements across Bristol's transport network.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for someone who combines technical knowledge with practical problem-solving, enabled by strong project management and communication skills.
You Will Have:
- An HNC/HND in Civil Engineering (or equivalent qualification) or substantial technical experience relevant to highway engineering and maintenance projects.
- Experience managing and monitoring projects, budgets, programmes, and contractors.
- A solid understanding of highway maintenance practices and current industry standards.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and safe working practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- The ability to work independently while also supporting and developing colleagues.
Experience working within local government and knowledge of project management software such as Microsoft Project would be advantageous but is not essential.
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity to make a visible difference to Bristol's infrastructure and communities while developing your professional career.
We Offer:
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- A varied and interesting workload across a diverse highways maintenance programme.
- The opportunity to lead meaningful projects that improve the city's transport network.
- Supportive colleagues and a collaborative team environment.
- Training, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.
- Support towards further qualifications and professional membership.
- Flexible and rewarding work where no two days are the same.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast-moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
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To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.
Additional Information
The role includes regular site-based work in all weather conditions and occasional out-of-hours working to support project delivery and supervision of works, for which enhancements are payable.
A valid UK driving licence is required. Additionally, as Bristol City Council operates a grey fleet policy, you will be required to use your own vehicle for business travel, with mileage reimbursement and parking provided.
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If you are enthusiastic about highways maintenance, thrive on delivering successful projects, and want to make a lasting impact on Bristol's transport network, we'd love to hear from you.
For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Ryan Margetts
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.
The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.
Full Time, Permanent
Help shape and maintain Bristol's highway network
Are you an experienced highways professional looking for your next challenge? Do you enjoy leading projects, solving problems, and seeing tangible improvements delivered on the ground?
We are looking for a technically skilled Senior Technician to join Bristol City Council's Strategic Highway Maintenance Team. In this rewarding role, you will take the lead in planning, managing, and delivering a varied programme of highway maintenance projects that keep Bristol moving safely and efficiently.
Additional Information
The role includes regular site-based work in all weather conditions and occasional out-of-hours working to support project delivery and supervision of works, for which enhancements are payable.
A valid UK driving licence is required. Additionally, as Bristol City Council operates a grey fleet policy, you will be required to use your own vehicle for business travel, with mileage reimbursement and parking provided.
Join Us
If you are enthusiastic about highways maintenance, thrive on delivering successful projects, and want to make a lasting impact on Bristol's transport network, we'd love to hear from you.
For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Ryan Margetts
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.
The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.
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