Technician Street Lighting
Technician Street Lighting
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Leicestershire Highways Granite Way Mountsorrel Leicestershire LE12 7TZ
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: per annum (prorata for parttime)
Working Hours:37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 5th May 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC In Person
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highway Technicianas we are currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled individualto join our Structures & Street Lighting Team at Leicestershire County Council.
As a Street Lighting Technician within the street lighting design team youll be assisting in the undertaking of lighting designs and calculations & also be responsible for onsite inspections arranging the installation maintenance and the repair of street lighting systemsthroughout our local area. You will work closely with our team of engineers to ensure that street lights are working efficiently and costeffectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install maintain and repair street lighting systems including luminaires control systems and power supply systems.
- Carry out regular checks and inspections of street lights to ensure they are working correctly and safely.
- Keep accurate records of work carried out and report any problems to the appropriate team members.
- Follow 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:
- GCSE Grades A C or equivalent in Maths and English ideally you should also have an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Electrical or another relevant subject.
- 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 beneficial.
- Experience in working with public lighting systems including individual luminaires control systems and power supply systems would be beneficial also the ability to read technical diagrams and drawings with strong analytical and problemsolving skills would be advantageous.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to work well both as part of a team and independently.
- Willingness to work outdoors and in all weather conditions.
- Experience of working in the office/ business environment using Microsoft Office and/or equivalent software. Experience of lighting design software would be beneficial.
- 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 toequality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand 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 individuals 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 termtime working parttime 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 Our Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Ryan Dennis Project Delivery Manager (Street Lighting)
Telephone: 0
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 How to Applysection 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 telephoning0(select option 2 or raising a ticket via our online portal:https://emss/support.
By applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
