Assistant Technician / Technician / Senior Technician
Lincs Laboratory is looking to recruit for the position of Assistant Technician/ Technician/ Senior Technician in the Engineering Consultancy Team. As a Technician you will be part of a team of highly skilled and motivated Engineers and Technicians carrying out Pavement Design, Materials and Workmanship monitoring, Geotechnical Investigations and offering highway engineering advice to a wide range of clients across Lincolnshire. You will be assisting to shape the quality and standards of the Highways service across the County.
About the Role and Team:
Lincs Laboratory is UKAS accredited to BS EN ISO/IEC 17025 for construction materials sampling and testing. We also offer extensive Consultancy Services holding ISO 9001 Quality Assurance certification and ISO 45001 Health and Safety certification.
As a Technician, you will be part of the Engineering Consultancy Team consisting of up to twelve Engineers and Technicians undertaking a wide range of design and consultation projects. You will be interacting with Clients from across the Place and other County Council Directorates to deliver Ground Investigations, Pavement Investigations and Design for Major Projects and Strategic Road Network (SRN) maintenance, monitoring quality of materials and workmanship of Section 278, Development Roads, Term Maintenance works, SRN Maintenance and Major Projects. You will also be involved in work on a commercial basis for external clients such as Local Authorities, Designers, Materials Suppliers and Contractors locally and throughout the UK.
You will commission testing from the laboratory service to enable thorough site investigation for the design of maintenance schemes, and also for the monitoring of materials and workmanship quality of highway works.
About You:
For entry level, you will require a minimum of 3 A-Level qualifications in appropriate disciplines or equivalent, with training and experience gained in post. For top of grade you will required either a Degree level qualification or HNC level qualification with Professional Membership at EngTech level, and relevant experience level.
If not already achieved, you will have a desire to progress to further qualifications as appropriate and Professional registration, which can be achieved through sponsorship on the job. These will open opportunities beyond the Career Grade post to become an Engineer in the future.
You need to be highly motivated and able to organise your workload effectively. You will be reactive to the changing needs of the clients, able to prioritise work effectively to meet targets.
In your application you should indicate which Grade you wish to be considered for.
About our offer:
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
- A Contributory pension
- Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
- Flexible working policies
- Career progression opportunities
- A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, before clicking apply! If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies, then click on over to www.lincolnshire.gov.uk.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a CV application processes and as such it is imperative that your covering letter clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role (as set out in the attached Job Description) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Chris Neal on: christopher.neal@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Applications Close on 05/05/2024 and interviews will be on an ad-hoc basis.
Best of luck with your application.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.