Technician (Lighting)

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Technician to join our Lighting team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

 

Position Details

You will be an operational team member responsible for the development; installation; maintenance and monitoring of the City’s Street Lighting Network to meet service targets and enforce compliance with electrical regulations & technical standards.  The post will also require the flexibility to assist Lighting projects and other Service streams to transform Glasgow City Council’s Street lighting estate, investing in LED technology/infrastructure to develop a safe, reliable energy efficient lighting network.           

A current driving licence and the following qualification is an essential requirement for this role:

• Degree/HND/HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent; or
• SVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering demonstrating qualifying criteria for Technician Electrician or Approved Electrician status

Additionally, you must have a BS7671:2018 IET Wiring Regulations 18^th Edition and a valid Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card supported with Health and Safety Assessment Certificate, or the ability to achieve these within 1 year of appointment.

You should also have a sound working knowledge of current Wiring Regulations, Technical Standards and Codes of Practice to electrical distribution and be able to support budgetary control and monitor performance against targets.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: 35 per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday

Annual Salary: £36,319.27 - £42,291.40 on an incremental scale

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Details on our policies are available here.

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

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