Technical Officer (Part Time) - REQ00077

NLC7/NLC9

NLC7 £25,980 - £28,635 (Pro Rata)

NLC9 £30,344 - £35,151 (Pro Rata)

Enterprise and Communities has redesigned its services to deliver the council`s priority outcomes and meet the changing needs of our communities. As the 4^th largest authority in Scotland and the largest local authority landlord, we are used to delivering a highly responsive service to our corporate buildings including schools, nurseries, libraries and leisure centres. We want to do more and have hugely ambitious plans to regenerate our communities, develop Smarter Homes, create employment, attract investment to North Lanarkshire.

Based in the Housing Property and Projects Repairs & Maintenance (Corporate) team you will report to the Service Delivery Co-ordinator and will oversee the day-to-day activities within your area. This will include ensuring contractor / partner compliance with contract conditions, pre and post inspection of works, reporting on financial outturns and production of contract specifications and performance reports. You will be required to travel throughout the North Lanarkshire area.

An SVQ Level 3, HNC, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline or a relevant apprenticeship that is equivalent to HNC or SVQ Level 3 is essential, as is a building trade background or moderate experience within the building repairs industry and experience in computerised work generation and inspection systems together with good communication skills. A driving licence and access to a car is desirable due to the geographical spread of work throughout the North Lanarkshire area.

Placement on the NLC 9 scale is dependant on applicants holding/obtaining an HNC in Construction Services/CIH Level 4 – Housing Maintenance Management or a Time served tradesperson evidenced by trade qualifications or equivalent in a relevant discipline and demonstrating competence in a range of duties as detailed in the competency matrix for the post. It is envisaged that it will take applicants a minimum of 12 months to achieve this.

The successful candidate if required will be asked to participate in the out of hours standby rota.

The successful candidate will be required to obtain a standard criminal conviction check through Disclosure Scotland.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 26 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site. 

We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

We have enhanced our candidate experience which will support your application and reduce the time to hire. This means when you click on apply you will be directed to a new screen that may be unfamiliar to you.

If you are a current employee of North Lanarkshire Council and wish to apply for this position, please log in to your MySelf account for instructions on how to apply.

If you require any additional support, please contact the People Help Desk on 01698 403 151 or you can email us at: ESC-RecruitmentTeam@Northlan.gov.uk

Please note, we cannot accept CV's for this position.