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Salary
Grade 9 Level 1 – 4 (£38,212 to £42,849 per annum)
(subject to 26/27 pay review )
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Employment type
Permanent
Package
Permanent; with additional standby plus, paid 1 week in 4
Job category/type
Highways and Transport
Date posted
11/05/2026
Job reference
CITY005719
The Highways Asset Management service within City of York Council is excited to be recruiting key roles to add to a well-established and dynamic team.
About the team
The team is focussed on maintenance, renewal and improvement of highway infrastructure assets as well as the city’s ancient monuments.
With a capital renewal programme in excess of £10M pa, we are seeking enthusiastic people who are looking to consolidate and / or develop their careers in this fantastic city and environment.
About the Role
The Highways Site Agent (Construction) will be part of the Highways Capital Schemes Delivery, and basic Maintenance Teams.
The team is focussed on highway maintenance, re-construction, and improvement of highway infrastructure assets like roads, footways, cycleways and larger schemes like roundabouts or traffic signal schemes.
With a capital renewal programme in excess of £10M pa, we are seeking an enthusiastic person who are looking to consolidate and / or develop their career in this important role.
This role is varied and is a career with continued professional development. Training will be given or supported where required, and City of York actively promotes staff development both on a professional, social, and personal level.
With significant employee benefits including the opportunity to further academic progression through apprenticeships, York is the place to be. Steeped in history which brings about its own engineering challenges, York is a great place to live with excellent access to all parts of the country.
City of York Council is passionate about working together, improving our services, strongly believing that collectively we can make a difference to the people of York.
Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office at Hazel court.
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Nick Massingham (Operations Manager) on 07917791485 or [email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 31 May 2026 at 12 midnight
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 15 June 2026