Job Description

Approved Electrician (Backshift) - Street Lighting Operations


Operational Services


Salary: 33,287 - 39,129 Plus Working Time Payments


Hours: 36 per week


An opportunity has arisen within the Council's Street Lighting Team for the post of Approved Electrician, based at Bankhead Depot.


The post is a key position within the Roads and Infrastructure function of Operational Services.


Supporting the effective delivery of the Council's Street Lighting service, the Approved Electrician will maintain the Council's street lighting assets.


We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake this challenging but highly rewarding role. The successful candidate must have a detailed knowledge of the maintenance of street lighting installations.


In addition, the post holde r will be required to work a backshift between 3.00pm and 12.30am Monday to Thursday (i.e. four 9-hour shifts), for which they will receive additional Working Time Payments.


We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.


As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.


To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring

Our Behaviours

of

Respect, Integrity

and

Flexibility

into your ways of working.


You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council


Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.


Happy to talk flexible working.


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