Technician

Cheshire West and Chester Council are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for two Highways Engineering Technician posts (Grade 4-6) within our Chester Highways Office. If you are a highly motivated person who is looking for an interesting job not only carrying out general technician duties but also aiding Senior Engineers and working closely with our Term Maintenance Contractor both office and site based, then this is for you.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

The roles will be working within a highly productive team carrying out general engineering technician duties within the Highways Offices for delivery of works across the Borough.

The principal responsibilities will be to contribute to the Transport and Highways directorate by delivering programmes of work across teams. To ensure effective, efficient, and safe delivery of works within the service for road users and the people of Cheshire West & Chester in accordance with Council policies, procedures and resources.

The job requires using a varied element of computer systems including: AutoCAD, Microsoft packages including Teams, Excel and Word and specialist applications such as Confirm.

The applicant will have at least three A levels at Grades A*- C including Mathematics and Physical Science or their equivalent.  Self-motivated with a can-do approach you will be able to communicate with a wide range of audiences from members of the public to elected members. You will have experience of working in a team environment and understand the needs of our different customers.

A basic knowledge of Health and Safety legislation is an essential requirement together with knowledge of computer systems.

For an informal chat about the role please call Andy Coward on View phone number on jobs.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or email  View email address on jobs.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk for more information.

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No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment.  Please see the  Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours.

For any technical enquiries please email  View email address on jobs.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.