Technical Officer - Highway Licencing & Street-worksCouncil

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week x 1 post available

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £29,542 (Level one) rising to £32,046 (Level four) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Traffic & Flood Risk Management Service area seeks to deliver an excellent customer focused service in an efficient, effective, and economic manner, with specific focus of the Council’s role as the Highway Authority whilst adhering to Corporate, Departmental and Government priorities.

The Technical Officer - Highway Licensing & Streetworks role's primary purpose is to support the Highway Network Management team in the administration and management of highways and streetworks licenses.

Working under the direction of the Principal and Technical Lead roles, the Technical Officer will assist with carrying out the duties mentioned above helping to co-ordinate works and activities on the Nottingham City highway network.

We are looking for a proactive and efficient individual, who can put citizens and customers first and work with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They must also be organised and have good communication skills to ensure that the outputs of the service area are maintained to professional standards.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

· A good level of IT knowledge and skills including Microsoft Office.

· Good communication skills for all forms of customer and citizen contact.

· The capability to work as part of a team and on their own with minimal supervision as required.

· A can do attitude and willingness to learn and comply with highways legislation.

· Be able to deliver and maintain the Network Management duties in line with local priorities.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Scott Harrison - Service Manager, Highways Network Management - Licensing, Events & Technical Support at [email protected]

Closing Date: 15th November 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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Position type: Full Time