Field Service Technician

Field Service Technician

SO1, GBP31,434 - GBP32,577pa (effective from 1st April 2019)

Work Hours: 36 Hours per Week

Hackney Council are looking for a Field Service Technician to join our parking team. This is an entry level role into an important area for the borough. Our parking controls help make sure everyone who lives, works and visits Hackney can travel easily and safely.

Our team of Field Service Technicians install and maintain signs, pay and display machines and suspend and reinstate parking bays. They also supervise contractors working on road marking throughout the borough. There are various pieces of legislation and health and safety guidelines which set out how the work must be carried out.

Your work will involve using IT systems to log reports on maintenance issues. You will also map repairs for contractors and colleagues within the Council. You will do road surveys, help create parking schemes and check data to help us manage Hackney's parking.

You need to have a full UK drivers' license - we will provide a Council vehicle for you to use while working. You need to be IT literate and will be using a hand held device to report and log issues. You must have a can do attitude, enjoy problem solving and be flexible and willing to take on a variety of tasks. Ideally you will have worked in a similar environment be technically minded and have some understanding of pay and display machine workings. This is outside work. You will sometimes need to climb ladders and do manual handling.

Hackney is one of the UK's highest performing local authorities, serving one of London's best places to live and work. We have achieved a huge amount: our services, our schools, our public spaces are all amongst the very best. We have changed the reputation, not just of the Council, but of Hackney itself. Bringing jobs and investment into the borough, securing the legacy from 2012 Games, and making this a place of which we can all be proud.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please visit our website via the button below to apply.

When applying for this role, there will be competency based questions within the application form to complete. Please ensure these questions are completed. A supporting statement is not required.

Closing date: 28th February 2019, (22:59pm)

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.