Operations Manager Design | Full time | Highways Street Lighting Technical Staff | Bamber bridg[...]

Lancashire County Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Preston seeks an Operations Engineer - Street Lighting to lead a team in managing and delivering Highway Lighting and Electrical Services. The role involves ensuring high-quality service delivery, managing budgets, and fostering an inclusive environment. 32 days annual leave, extensive development support, and a generous pension scheme are among the benefits offered.

Benefits

Up to 32 days annual leave

Local government pension

Wellbeing support services

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and managing Highway Lighting and Electrical Services.
• Analytical approach to service delivery improvement.
• Political awareness to support corporate responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and motivate a team of lighting professionals.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality service.
• Lead the team during emergencies.

Skills

Highway Lighting Management

Electrical Services

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Budget Management

Data Analysis

Job description

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Job Description

Salary £46,142 - £51,356 per annum | Permanent, Full time | 37 hours per week | Highways Street Lighting Technical Staff | Bamber bridge, Lancashire

Operations Engineer - Street Lighting

An Operations Engineer - Street Lighting to work within the Highways Service at Lancashire County Council

This is a dynamic, innovative team created from merging both the construction and network services to form Lancashire Highway Services. We have demonstrated our capabilities to deliver both highway maintenance and multi-million-pound highway infrastructure schemes. This success has gained stakeholder confidence which has meant we are now the "Provider of Choice" for Highways Services in Lancashire.

What we are looking for...

Operations Engineer - For this exciting opportunity, we are seeking a Senior Lighting Engineer in West Lancashire (Preston Based) with a breadth of experience in managing, designing and delivering Highway Lighting and Electrical Services - you’ll be a lighting professional with the industry knowledge and operational experience needed to make this role a success - you will monitor, lead and motivate a small team of lighting professionals - to ensure the delivery of a high performance service whilst producing high quality works for our customers - we’ll need you to have the resilience required to deliver a fast moving and reactive service whilst proactively monitoring budgets and maximising resources effectively - your analytical approach will utilise data to inform our service delivery and improve performance - in addition, you’ll have the confidence to deliver exceptional customer service whilst promoting this ethos across all of our teams - you’ll overcome any emergencies by leading the team to ensure our Highways are safe for its users - finally we’ll need someone to have the political awareness required to support our corporate responsibilities.

So, if you're experienced in leading and managing Highway Lighting and Electrical Services we really want to hear from you!

Why join us...

Benefits: There’s fabulous flexibility with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank, 2 additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased too - we have a generous local government pension with shared AVC’s available plus a benefits package which has everything from dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, Medicash, 24/7 wellbeing & financial support line, cycle to work schemes, eye tests and much more.

Development: We would love to support your development whether that’s through learning and development with a range of personal and professional courses and qualifications, or through supervision, CPD, mentoring or multidisciplinary initiatives. We would like you to have the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you’ve always wanted plus to enjoy all the benefits of working with Lancashire County Council.

Inclusivity: We are committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working environment for all our team. Our aim is to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society, working in an environment where individual differences are celebrated. To support this, we would especially welcome applications from those from a diverse background who would enhance our service by joining us and we have some great support groups and forums available for anyone to join.

PLEASE NOTE: Any attached CV’s must clearly address how the candidate specifically meets the essential & desirable criteria on the role profile.

How to apply...

Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat:

• Ron Parker - Tel [phone] (Countywide Manager) [e-mail]
• Steve Sanderson - Tel [phone] (Area East) [e-mail]

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