Job introduction
Would you like a career in the Council? Do you have a keen eye for detail? Do you enjoy working with the public? Do you want to learn technical drawing skills? There’s an exciting opportunity for you to join Brighton & Hove City Council’s Parking Design & Implementation Team.
You would support our multi award-winning Parking Services Team to deliver a wide range of exciting projects from new Parking Schemes, to Cycle Parking programmes and new mapping systems as well as a programme of maintenance works. We are looking for a new Traffic Technician who is keen to learn how to use technical drawing software, analyse data whilst ensuring a first-class customer focused service is delivered.
About the role
As a core member of the Parking Design and Implementation Team, you will learn how our parking and services support and serve a wide range of residents and businesses in the city. For example, processing disabled bay applications and liaising with the disabled car users’ group. Providing day-to-day team support, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of project administration, customer service and engineering delivery that will improve our city both now and in the future.
The Traffic Technician role is a brand-new role and a career graded role meaning as your skills develop you can be moved up a pay grade. You will work across the 3 teams within Parking Design and Implementation which will give you an excellent understanding of the whole team’s work and place you in a great position for future progression.
A recently joined team member has said ....
What I love most about my job are the people I work with, and the freedom to create a way of working that works best for me. I have always loved that our manager did not micro-manage, and I’ve proven that they don’t need to.
The team I work with has a great atmosphere; joining them was the best decision I’ve made for my career and I look forward to the challenges ahead!
Interview date: W/c 28th February 2022
For an informal discussion, please contact Tony Patchett on Anthony.Patchett@brighton-hove.gov.uk
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.
Company information
We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, LGB, female or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.
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