Asst Engineer - Structural Maintenance
Date: 23 Jun 2026
Job Location:
Gloucester
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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
Job Title: Asst Engineer \- Structural Maintenance
Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor
Salary: 40,777
Hours per Week: 37\.00
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 05/07/2026
Job Requisition Number: 14348
This post is not open to job share
About the team/role
The County Council is looking to recruit an Assistant Engineer who will work alongside our Design Engineers, working on carriageway and footway resurfacing schemes.
Assistant Engineers work focuses mainly on initial scheme selection. Visiting sites to validate condition data, suggesting and costing of remedial treatment types and producing cost estimates. This information is essential as it is used to formulate the capital programme each year
The role also supports the wider highways team by providing both treatment advice and cost estimates for potential works.
About You
As Assistant Engineer you will be supporting the Structural Maintenance Team, operating right across the County. There is a variety of work, checking data, estimating future scheme costs, as well as auditing contractor performance and carrying out site checks during delivery phase.
You should have relevant experience in highways work including emergency management and be committed to excellent customer service.
About Us
Benefits of working for GCC
Flexible and agile working opportunities
25\.5 days annual leave rising to 30\.5 days after 5 years continuous service
Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro\-rata for part\-time staff)
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
An in\-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT\+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T\&C's apply)
How to Apply
You feel you have the skills, knowledge and desire required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply now” button.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact David Hicks on 01452 328785
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: \-
Assistant Engineer – Structural Maintenance \- Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
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