Senior Technician - Drainage

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Croft Depot, Arbor Road, Croft, Leicestershire LE9 3GE

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus Market Premia [10% of top of grade] Pay award pending.

Working Hours: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 14th June 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC - Please note: Interviews will be in-person.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Technician to join our Highway Drainage Maintenance Section in the Environment & Preventative team at Leicestershire County Council.

The successful applicant will join a motivated, friendly team of professionals working in the highway drainage team. The role incudes ordering works to maintain highway drainage assets, investigate, and resolve highway flooding issues, engaging with members of the public and stakeholders, working with contractors and operatives on site, and help support the delivery of the role of Leicestershire County Council as the Highway Authority, supporting the actions in Leicestershire’s Highways Maintenance Operational Plan and the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.

The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours and at different locations than your designated base.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• A BTEC Higher / NVQ level 4 in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification OR have experience that meets the essential requirement for the role and can provide evidence of continued learning and development.
• Experience of working in an engineering setting, in relation to design, management, maintenance or construction processes and of working as part of a team on civil engineering or highway maintenance projects.
• Experience of delivering projects and programmes of work to time, quality and cost and of collaborative working with key stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of project briefs and of undertaking measurements of work, checking submitted accounts and monitoring budgets.
• It would ideal if you had experience Interpreting and writing reports, producing and checking specifications and delivery programmes and following Quality Management Systems & working practices.
• Good knowledge of current highway design standards, construction techniques, or maintenance standards and of CDM 2015, primarily duty holder’s responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical, planning and organisational skills and good IT skills, including use of CAD software and ability to learn the use of service specific systems and software.
• Skills to building positive relationships across stakeholders, peers and partners, creating open and transparent relationships based on trust. A customer focussed approach where the customer experience is central to the delivery of the service and you can adopt a flexible approach to workload priorities.

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:

Andrew Hunt, Senior Engineer, Environmental & Preventative
Tel 0116 305 2312
e-mail Andy.hunt@leics.gov.uk

OR

Edwin Knight Senior Engineer, Environmental & Preventative
Tel 0116 305 5694
e-mail Edwin.knight@leics.gov.uk

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.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
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