Engineer / Transportation Officer Street Lighting & Sign Maintenance (Design) Scale 5/6 ( 27,711 - 32,654) 37 Hours, Full Time Permanent Stopford House Application Deadline: 11:59pm 1st January 2025 Shortlisting Date: 7th January 2025 Interview Date: 15th January 2025 Interview Type: In Person Your Role We are looking for an Engineer with street lighting design and GIS system experience to join our team This role involves assisting with data capture, GIS mapping, street lighting designs and highway projects and assisting the team on routine maintenance and planned programme activities. About You We are looking for applicants who are willing to learn new skills and develop their knowledge in this area. If have any of the following qualities, submit your application today :- A general awareness of the Street Lighting design process Knowledge of street lighting and highway scheme delivery Ability to work with Contractors and Utility companies Respond effectively to enquiries and complaints Have a basic understanding of lighting and sign design specification and materials used Ability to work with a GIS system, capture data and produce reports General awareness of CDM Regulations Ability to work in a fast paced environment System training and support will be provided. About Us Working as part of the Network Asset Maintenance team you will be involved in the following: LED Retro-fit designs and project delivery Street Lighting/Highway improvement schemes including town centre developments Lighting designs for residential and commercial developments Updating asset / inventory information in our management systems Presentation of asset data using GIS mapping Systems and software we are using: Applications: Lighting Reality, AutoCAD Database: Pitney Bowes - Confirm System, Confirm Mobile Mapping Information: QGIS Other: Microsoft Office 365, SAP, Pecos At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions. Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Andy Jopling andy.joplingstockport.gov.uk. Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify. Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria. Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme Follow our recruitment team on X, Instagram and Facebook for updates on our vacancies and recruitment events. Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.