Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Croft Depot, Arbor Road, Croft, Leicestershire LE9 3GE
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £27,717 - £30,066 per annum
Working Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 28th January 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC Please note: Interviews will be in-person
About the Role
As a Highway Authority, Leicestershire County Council has a statutory responsibility to manage its highway (network) in an effective manner, to control and reduce congestion and provide a high level of safe and reliable journeys to the road user.
The Network Management Service, within the Council's Highways & Transport Operations division, takes an active role in the implementation of the Council's Local Transport Plan with a primary focus on the Management, Coordination, and Inspection of Temporary Road and Street Works as well as Events which affect the Highway, which is a statutory responsibility for network management.
The Network Management Technician's role is to support the delivery of the Council's responsibility and the function of the Network Management Service by supporting the functions of the Network Coordinator and Streetworks Compliance Inspector.
As the nature of the work may involve the jobholder carrying out work outside of normal working hours at different locations than their designated base, you need the ability to travel to locations across the County as required.
About You
To apply for this post, you must hold or have:
* NVQ3 or equivalent, i.e. BTEC in Civil Engineering or A-Levels A-C in relevant subjects, OR demonstrable evidence of skills and experience with a commitment to attaining the essential qualifications (supported by Leicestershire County Council).
* Strong customer focus and able to liaise with customers and clients. Applicants must demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.
* Experience of accurately capturing, storing, and retrieving information to meet customer and organisational needs.
* Experience of using IT in a design office/business environment including Microsoft Office or equivalent software.
* Good verbal and written communication skills and good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work.
* Although not essential, it would be ideal if you have experience of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and providing technical advice or drawings.
* It would also be useful if you have knowledge of current highways legislation relevant to the service area, CDM regulations, and current highway design standards, construction techniques, asset management principles, or maintenance standards.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values 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.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Julie Ulliott, Performance Officer - Network Management
Telephone: 0116 305 2078
Email: julie.ulliott@leics.gov.uk
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 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 How to Apply 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.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.
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