Maintenance Technician
Job introduction
Do you have a talent for finding faults in mechanical equipment? Do you have the skills to carry out on site fault fixing? Are you a problem solver?
This role is part of an expanding team in a newly formed and developing Transport Control Centre. You will be making a real difference to the transport network in the city by maintaining the parking assets working across the city at various car parks, sites, and on-street.
This is a permanent role
Interview date 15/16/17th December 2021
For an informal discussion please email the Transport Control Centre Team Leaders
About the role
You will work as part of a team of Maintenance Technicians reporting to the Maintenance Team Leaders. You will be required to drive around the city to various sites to carry out inspections and maintenance including to car parks and on-street. Your will work a shift pattern covering a 7-day week between 7am and 7pm. You will work closely with other teams and contractors to ensure the city’s parking network is functioning well. You will be responsible for maintaining the City’s parking assets which includes car park control, electric vehicle charging and payment equipment.
You will be responsible for maintaining a number of different parking assets to contribute to Council’s carbon neutral strategy. You will support the manager by delivering work to the identified areas for improvement, modernisation and environmental and financial efficiencies. You will be required to investigate, report, mitigate and escalate identified risks as appropriate.
You are interested in maintaining industrial structures and mechanical equipment. Having a keen eye for detail, you will persevere in finding what is causing a fault and develop a deep understanding of the equipment you maintain.
You will be required to remain flexible in your role as you will be required carry out reactive works as well as maintenance and refurbishments. The ability to prioritise and follow instructions as directed is needed. You are confident speaking with technical experts and contractors and be able to consider the financial and health and safety implications. Using your knowledge and experience of compliance regulations and legislation you will be confident making independent decisions and have a calm and methodical approach to your work.
You will be able to understand how the city works and the pressures on the parking assets from different users. You will assist in the delivery of a first class, customer focused operation by ensuring the parking assets are safe and friendly to use.
You will be confident working in a highly technical environment where emerging technology is used to manage and maintain and promote the council’s carbon neutral strategy. You will be committed to ensuring you are trained and up to date with new initiatives and equipment maintenance practices to ensure the skills required to do the job well are developed in house.
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.