Electrical Technical Officer

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Rotherham is seeking an Electrical Technical Officer to deliver technical advice and manage service improvement projects. The role involves overseeing day-to-day administration, leading teams, and coordinating contract management. Applicants should possess a Level 6 qualification or equivalent experience in related fields, coupled with strong organizational and communication skills. This challenging position offers an immediate start within a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Level 6 qualification, e.g., Bachelor's degree or graduate certificates, or Level 5 qualification, e.g., diplomas of HE and FE.
• Experience in relevant areas of work.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and professional advice to service and customers.
• Lead research and service improvement projects.
• Coordinate day-to-day administration of the service.
• Ensure successful rollout and quality checks for projects.
• Administer contracts and monitor project expenditure.
• Manage a small team and plan workloads.
• Research and produce management information and reports.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies.
• Organize and chair meetings and focus groups.
• Promote good working relationships with stakeholders.
• Present reports and recommendations to management.

Job description

Job Category : Housing & Planning

Location : Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate start

Start Time : 08 : 00

End Time : 16 : 00

Salary : £21.58

Electrical Technical Officer,

Key Duties / Areas of Responsibility

• Provide technical and professional advice to the service and its customers
• Lead research, special investigations and service improvement projects or support others in project work, including performance management, contract management of providers and ensuring delivery is within the allocated budgets.
• Co-ordinate the day to day administration of the service and projects including managing the timetable, record keeping, document maintenance and development
• Ensure actions from projects are rolled out successfully, this will include checking quality and auditing of processes if relevant
• Administer contracts, including certification of applications for payment, issue of instructions, monitoring and control of project expenditure, and issue of certificates of practical completion
• Monitor a budget with considerable expenditures
• Lead and manage a small group or team including planning workloads
• Carry out research, analysis and interpretation of different types of information from a variety of sources, produce management information and prepare reports
• Produce action plans and work programmes and assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Organise and chair meetings, focus groups and working groups, both internal and external, monitoring the delivery of arising actions
• Promote good working relationships with customers, internal colleagues, other local authorities, outside agencies and the private sector related to the organisational improvement agenda
• Present formal and informal reports to all levels of management, including recommendations for improvement or future action

Qualifications

Level 6 qualification e.g. Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Certificates and Diplomas, or Level 5 qualification e.g. Diplomas of HE and FE, foundation degrees and HNDs, plus experience in relevant areas of work over a period of years

Or

Evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience