Job Description

26,403 - 27,254 per year. Join our Highways team full-time and take on an exciting opportunity to manage our Street and Address Gazetteers. The position is Permanent and Fulltime.

Post title:

Gazetteer and Highways Asset Support Officer

Post number:

PL.0489-V3

Salary:

26,403 - 27,254 per year

Job description:

Gazetteer and Highways Asset Support Officer (PL.0489-V3) Job description (PDF, 305 KB)

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Closing date:

11.45pm, 13 October 2025

Further information

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Join Swansea Council's Highways & Transportation Team as a Gazetteer and Highways Asset Support Officer.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity with a local government team that values your skills and development? Swansea Council's Highways and Transportation Department is seeking a dedicated, highly motivated and enthusiastic officer to provide essential Gazetteer management.

Help us keep Swansea moving -- and mapped!

Accurate Street and Address data powers and underpins everything from blue light emergency response to roadworks coordination. As our Gazetteer & Highways Asset Support Officer, you'll help maintain Swansea Council's Local Street and Local Land & Property Gazetteers (LSG/LLPG), contribute to our GIS data mapping, and capture highways asset data that underpins safe, well run services across the city and communities we serve.

Key Responsibilities: -

Maintain and improve the Council's LSG and LLPG systems in line with legislation and national standards (including GeoPlace Data Entry Conventions), ensuring accurate, timely submissions of high data quality. Resolving address anomalies - addressing inconsistencies or errors in address data. Working closely with internal departments and external partners like the Royal Mail. Digitise highways developments and record road agreements (Highways Act Sections 38/228/278) in the corporate GIS. Capture and validate highways asset data using desktop tools and on site checks; prepare and supply GIS maps to support operational decision making. Promote corporate use of the LSG/LLPG across the Council, provide advice to internal teams, and support NUAR administration.

About you

A good general level of education; confident with numbers, words and everyday ICT. You communicate clearly with colleagues and customers and are comfortable learning new digital tools. Familiarity with GIS and mapping tools; able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, with strong attention to detail and sound decision making. Understanding (or the ability to quickly develop understanding) of LSG/LLPG functions, standards and the statutory contexts they support (e.g., planning, street works coordination). Commitment to handling information appropriately and in line with data protection requirements.

Why Work with Us?

A permanent contract offering 37 hours per week. Comprehensive benefits package, including: Generous annual leave. Family-friendly policies. Local Government Pension Scheme. Access to staff discount schemes. Excellent career progression opportunities within Swansea Council.

Safeguarding

Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors. Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding

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