Team Leader (Street Lighting)

Job Vacancy

Exciting opportunities have arisen in our Road Operations and Network team to lead Lighting service delivery based on either routine operations or capital expenditure projects. You will have well developed leadership skills and relevant qualifications and experience across a range of Lighting activities such as street lighting renewals and LED upgrades, signals, information signs and CCTV.

You will have a good understanding of lighting in a local authority context, customer communication, project management and able to deliver excellent customer service to a high standard of quality.

You will be IT literate and experienced in using Microsoft software packages and able to rapidly adapt to service specific software applications and make or lead suggestions for improvements.

A full current UK driving licence is required and ability to work outdoors in various locations and terrain.

CLOSING DATE - Sunday 4th August

INTERVIEW DATE - Week Beginning 12th August

Job Advert

Position Title: Team Leader (Street Lighting) 

Directorate: Place

Working from Home: No

Location: Stobhill/Fushiebridge

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 36 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on you working 36 hours over 52 weeks per year the minimum actual salary for this position is £36,311.02 per annum.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please call 0131 271 3063 to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.