Job Details
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 6th Floor
- 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 focus mainly on initial scheme selection, visiting sites to validate condition data, suggesting and costing 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 the 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
- 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)
Additional Information
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.
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.
Contact Details:
Gloucestershire County Council Recruitment Team
