Technician Engineer / Transportation Technician - Network Asset Maintenance

We are seeking to appoint an Officer with a basic level of Street Lighting experience. We are delivering an LED retrofit programme across the borough and this will continue during next financial year. The post holder will assist with the delivery programme and with lighting and highway maintenance in the future., Working as part of the Network Asset Maintenance team you will be involved in the following:

• Street Lighting improvements and maintenance
• Town and other shopping centre lighting schemes
• Lighting on new housing & commercial development schemes
• Illumination of structures
• GIS mapping
Systems and software we are using:
• Pecos / SAP (financial)
• Applications: Lighting Reality, AutoCAD,
• Mapping Information: QGIS
• Microsoft Office 365
• Brightly Software, Confirm / Confirm mobile (asset management system)
  
  We are looking for applicants who are interested in Street Lighting and have a willingness to learn new skills and develop their knowledge in this area. The role will involve working with other members of the Street Lighting & Highway maintenance team and generally exhibit the following qualities:
• Have a basic understanding of the Street Lighting design and scheme delivery process
• Ability to liaise with Contractors and Utility companies
• Develop and maintain accurate records
• Respond effectively to enquiries and complaints
• Have a basic understanding of lighting and sign design specifications and the type of materials used
• Experience of working with a GIS system
• Check invoices and back-up sheets from contractors
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  
  At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions., Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.

Employee Benefits
• Contribution to Pension Scheme
• Flexible working environment
• 37 hour working week
• 24 days holiday to start (includes 2 extra statutory days)
• Employee discounts