Highways Technical Support Officer (INTERNAL ONLY)
South Tyneside CouncilTown Hall, South Shields, North East
Overview
This is a local council role (permanent, full time) with South Tyneside Council based in Town Hall, South Shields. The advertised salary is £26,847 pa. Applications close on 16 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
This post is restricted to current employees of the Council
Highways Technical Support Officer
(Town Hall, South Shields)
£26,847 pa
To provide effective technical, business and administrative support within the Traffic, Road Safety and Parking Service, working as part of the Highways Infrastructure and Project Delivery Department.
You will support engineers, technicians and service officers by assisting with data handling, responding to enquiries, supporting consultations, and helping to manage traffic, collision, speed and parking-related information.
The role operates flexibly across the service, providing a link between technical teams, administrative functions and service users, and helping to ensure that information is accurate, consistent and delivered in a timely manner.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Sean Ventress, Traffic Safety Manager on (0191) 424 7607.
We offer an excellent benefits package and further information is available here - www.southtyneside.gov.uk/workinghere
We do not currently offer skilled worker visa sponsorship.
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Closing date: Noon, Wednesday 16 September 2026.
How this role compares
We hold 350 council vacancies in North East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £33,699. This role pays less than about 78% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 555 of them in North East.
You have 17 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
South Tyneside Council has 40 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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How to apply
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