We're an employer that pays the real living wage.
Highways & Transport
Maintain and upgrade the roads that connect Cumberland and make a difference to our residents at forefront of an essential front-line service.
Our People. The Place. Your Potential.
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Working in Highways at Cumberland
With more than 3600km of carriageway to manage, Cumberland Council is responsible for everything associated with the highways which includes things like bridges, roads, street lighting, road signs, traffic lights and speed limits.
Our team has many responsibilities but some of these are to improve road safety, implement highway improvements, facilitating new developments, and support all our customer needs.
Our highway network is a significant asset that connects people and places across Cumberland contributing to the wellbeing of residents, thriving communities, and enabling people to access work, learning and business opportunities to fulfil their ambitions.
This is your opportunity to keep Cumberland connected.
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Why Join Our Highways Team
Take a look at the key reasons why you should decide to work for Cumberland Council.
Get involved and keep our community moving. You'll work on everything from public transport to cycling initiatives, helping ensure everyone can get where they need to go, to designing, building, and maintaining the roads and transport infrastructure our community relies on.
We're a hard-working team that delivers some of the core services our residents rely on and we need people like you to make it happen.
Staff Benefits
Fair Pay
Great Holidays
Enjoy 25 days holiday (rising to 31 after 5 years) plus 8 bank holidays on top.
Better Retirement
Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and build an inflation-linked defined-benefit pension.
Learning & Development
Build your skills and advance your career with our development options including weekly development time, informal training and formal qualifications (where applicable).
Flexible Working
We’re proud to offer a range of flexible working options whether that’s through varied hours, hybrid working or flexi-time.
*flexibility is dependent on the needs of the role
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Hear From The Team
"Working in Highways is great, something I’ve done since 2003 and I’ve fully enjoyed my time here. It’s the variety of work that it entails from small tasks to large projects, and the challenges that they bring, delivering a positive outcome for the customer at the end is what makes it even better."
"The team are a fantastic bunch of people; the individual commitment to a group effort is extraordinary."