Job Summary
A maximum weight Heavy Goods Vehicle is presented to you for its annual test. Your ability to spot a defect is crucial. Your understanding of road-worthiness standards is essential. You determine if the vehicle is legally compliant. You protect the public from unsafe vehicles. You are a Vehicle Standards Assessor.
Please note: this role is known internally as a Vehicle Standards Assessor and will be referenced as this throughout.
As a Vehicle Standards Assessor, you will:
* Conduct annual test inspections.
* Record results digitally and issue documentation.
* Offer advice on vehicle safety and maintenance.
* Ensure larger vehicles are safe to be on Britain’s roads.
* Contribute to the safety of all road users.
* Be deployed from home and travel to a number of 3rd party testing facilities.
* Work flexibly in-line with the operating model.
Location: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Avonmouth, Barnsley, Bicester, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Boroughbridge, Bracknell, Bridgend, Burgess Hill, Burnley, Burton-upon-Trent, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Corby, Coventry, Crawley, Croydon, Dartford, Doncaster, Enfield, Gloucester, Hereford, High Wycombe, Kettering, King's Lynn, Leicester, Leighton Buzzard, Liverpool, Loughborough, Luton, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Northallerton, Northampton, Nuneaton, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Reading, Romford, Rothwell (West Yorkshire), Rugby, Shrewsbury, Slough, Southampton, St Neots, Tamworth, Telford, Thirsk, Wellingborough, Yate
Salary: £28,837 per year (inclusive of a base salary of £23,847 and £4,990 of allowances). A London Weighting Allowance of £4,000 may also be payable within these locations. A fully insured and taxed modern lease car. A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
Closing date: 11:55 pm on Tuesday 22 October 2024.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction.
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