Highways Records Technical Officer
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Position Overview & Specifications
We’re looking for a Technical Officer to lead our award-winning Highways Records, Street Naming & Numbering and LLPG custodian team.
You will take a lead role in managing these functions, developing our policies and processes to ensure we meet legislative requirements and ensuring the integrity of our datasets. Your team take pride in providing advanced technical advice and information to internal and external customers, which may include formulating policy proposals, enabling Council services to be delivered more effectively and efficiently.
About You
You’ll have many years of experience in the management and use of street and address data and a good knowledge of the legislation and advice relating to this and highways records. You’ll have excellent IT skills; proficient in the use of specialist software for address management, highways records and LLPG.
You’ll be confident in handling, analysing, and interpreting significant amounts of data and be able to translate this into reports and presentations for a range of audiences.
You’ll be able to build strong, effective, and influential relationships with stakeholders, customers and colleague, including managing a small team.
You’ll be able to organise workloads, prioritising and delegating to meet deadlines.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
For any questions about this application, please contact Gillian Charters via email gillian.charters@sheffield.gov.uk
Job details Job reference REQ001056 Date posted 14/03/2023 Application closing date 02/04/2023 Location Sheffield Salary Grade 9 £42,503 - £46,549 Package Permanent Contractual hours 37 Job category/type Traffic and Highways
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: National Services & Agencies
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Highways Records Technical Officer roles across Sheffield City Council's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to National Services & Agencies.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £42,503 - £46,549 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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