Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Mountsorrel Depot, Granite Way, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire LE12 7TZ
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £34,350 - £37,950 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd February 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC - in person
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Highway Technician as we are currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join our Structures & Street Lighting Team at Leicestershire County Council.
As a Senior Street Lighting technician within the street lighting design team, you’ll be undertaking of capital & revenue programmes, lighting designs and calculations & also be responsible for on site inspections, arranging the installation, maintenance and the repair of street lighting systems throughout our local area for a variety of clients both internal & external. You will work closely with our team of engineers to ensure that street lights are working efficiently and cost-effectively
The key responsibilities for this role include;
1. Designing, installing, maintaining and the repair street lighting systems, including luminaires, control systems, and power supply systems.
2. Carrying out regular checks and inspections of street lights to ensure they have been installed to LCC specifications and are working correctly and safely.
3. Keeping accurate records of work carried out and report any problems to the appropriate team members.
4. Following health and safety protocols at all times, ensuring that all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours and at different locations than your designated base.
About You
To apply for this post you must hold or have:
5. GCSE Grades A – C or equivalent in Maths and English, ideally you should also have an NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in Electrical or another relevant subject.
6. Experience of working in an engineering setting including design, management, maintenance or administrative, processes. These qualities in a street lighting or electrical services environment would be essential.
7. Experience in working with public lighting systems, including individual luminaires, control systems, and power supply would be essential. Also the ability to read technical diagrams and drawings with strong analytical and problem-solving skills would be advantageous.
8. Excellent communication skills are required, both written and verbal with the ability to work well both as part of a team and independently.
9. Willingness to work outdoors and in all weather conditions.
10. Experience of working in the office/ business environment using Microsoft Office and/or equivalent software. Experience of lighting design software (Lighting Reality, CableCalc & Keylights) would be essential.
11. The ability to communicate effectively with Councillors, members of the public, external clients & Leicestershire County Council staff.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Ryan Dennis, Project Delivery Manager (Street Lighting)
Telephone: 0116 305 2019
Email:
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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