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We’re looking for roadworker/drivers to be part of our team undertaking major highway, bridge and related construction and reconstruction projects within Derbyshire.

You’ll also be part of a mandatory rota to deliver emergency services and winter maintenance (gritting and snow clearing), outside normal working hours, for which you’ll receive additional pay.

Using a range of vehicles and specialised plant and equipment the work includes drainage, road resurfacing, manhole construction, kerbing works, fencing, flag and block laying, structural concreting, and patching.  

We’d like to hear from you if you have:

• A full driving licence LGV C, G
• Experience in highways maintenance and construction services.
• The ability to work safely and competently to meet performance and quality standards, maintain good relationships with the public and keep traffic flowing freely.

We offer a friendly and supportive working environment, a variety of Derbyshire based work, regular working hours (typically 0800 until 1600) and additional payments for working out of hours to provide adverse weather and emergency services.  You’ll also benefit from our generous leave scheme, employee wellbeing services, local government pension and the opportunity to develop yourself and your career.

We currently have vacancies in the External/Subcontract Works, Capital Projects and Maintenance and Construction

Provisional Interview Date: Week Commencing 15 June 2026

Company: Derbyshire County Council

Salary: Grade 7 £27,088 - £29,062 per annum

Location: Derbyshire, Derbyshire

Sector: Highways

Sector: Highways Maintenance

Sector: Traffic Management

Job Role: Driver