Technician - Asset Management - Highways & Flood Risk

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Technician - Asset Management - Highways & Flood Risk

Our client, a leading organization in the Highways & Flood Risk sector, is seeking a skilled Technician to contribute to the delivery of Environment Services in West Berkshire. In this permanent role, you will play a key part in the maintenance of the public highway, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and protecting the highway asset.

Job Purpose

• Contribute to the delivery of Environment Services, with a focus on the maintenance of the public highway
• Ensure compliance with Section 58 of the Highways Act 1980, the Council's Highway Safety Inspection Policy, and national guidance
• Defend the Council against third-party claims
• Protect the highway asset

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Carry out routine and cyclic inspections of the highway network to identify defects that pose a risk to highway users
• Decide on appropriate actions to make defects safe or rectify them
• Utilize handheld computers to receive and record inspections
• Work outdoors for extended periods in various weather conditions
• Walk and drive daily in different parts of the district
• Maintain accurate records and work within strict guidance and timescales
• Interact with the public and address customer complaints
• Conduct claim investigations, provide witness statements, and represent the authority in court if necessary
• Promote equality and treat everyone with fairness and dignity
• Comply with health and safety policies, procedures, and rules
• Adhere to the standards set out in the competency framework

If you have experience in asset management, particularly in the highways sector, and are eager to contribute to the safe and efficient management of West Berkshire's highway network, we encourage you to apply now.

How to Apply or for more Information:

3 simple ways to apply or get in touch:

• Apply directly online via the Matchtech website
• Call Callum Laycock directly on (phone number removed)
• Email your CV to

Matchtech:

Matchtech are the largest and leading Highways and Transportation Recruitment Company in the UK.

Future Roles:

If you have the correct experience for this type of position but this specific role is not quite right for you, as the level, location or rates etc. is it not quite what you are looking for a present, please still feel free to get in touch with me as I continually recruit similar roles to the one above at all levels across the UK.

Alternatively if are not suitable for this role but still work within the Highways and Transportation industry and believe you will be looking for a new role in the future please give me a call for a confidential chat regarding your employment status.

To apply for these roles, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.