Senior Technician

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

Salary: 35451- 39165 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) 10% on top of grade for Market Premia (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 8th June 2026

Interview Date(s): W/c 29th June 2026 - Date TBC

An opportunity has arisen to join Flood Risk Management team as a Senior Technician.

This role will involve assisting the Flood Risk Manager in delivering the Councils statutory functions as a Lead Local Flood Authority and to develop and promote best practice. This includes assisting in delivering the actions of Leicestershires Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and deputising and/or assisting the Flood Risk Manager when required in representing the Council at meetings as appropriate etc.

About the Role

This role will involve being a key part of the Flood Risk Management team delivering the remit of the Lead local Flood Authority. This will involve a variety of functions including the statutory consultee to the planning process investigating locally significant flooding issues developing and delivering flood resilience projects updating the asset register and responding to applications for consent under the Land Drainage Act.

You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have experience of managing your own workload and working to deadlines and be prepared to challenge the status quo in line with evolving statutory responsibilities.

You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders.

In return you will receive a varied workload the support of colleagues and have an opportunity to shape the direction of growth in Leicestershire.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

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About You

To apply for this post you must:

• NVQ 4 or equivalent in a relevant subject (i.e. BTEC Higher in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification) or experience that meets the essential requirement.
• Experience of working in the field of flood risk management and/or civil engineering
• Collaborative working with customers and key stakeholders to deliver outputs and outcomes.
• Interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and providing technical advice based on relevant guidance and standards relating to Flood Risk Management.
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills including being able to provide relevant concise written advice and negotiate successful outcomes
• Be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets in a faced paced working environment often subject to change due to a constantly evolving workload.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Andrew Smallwood Senior Engineer Flood Risk Management

Telephone:

Email:

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement (maximum of 500 words) that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Applysection on our career site.

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