Road Ops Technician (Drainage/Surfacing) – Flexible Leave

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Flexible annual leave

On-call payments

Shifts payments

Job summary

City of Edinburgh Council is looking for a Skilled Roadworker to join the Roads Operations Team at Bankhead Depot. You will contribute to road and street maintenance, drainage and surfacing works, and help keep Edinburgh moving safely, including during winter weather.

A full UK driving licence is essential and there are opportunities for overtime with additional on-call payments. The post offers 36 hours per week with salary ranging from £30,188 to £34,452, plus seasonal on-call and disturbance

Qualifications

• Minimum UK Driving Licence to drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.
• Experience in drainage, hardland scape, carriageway marking or surfacing in a roads environment.
• Ability to work with handheld technology and demonstrate knowledge of equipment and machinery used within roads.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and prioritise workloads to meet standards and timescales.
• Communicate with members of the public to advise on service-related issues and provide feedback to management.

Responsibilities

• Undertake surfacing, drainage, hardlandscape and carriageway marking works.
• Drive vehicles appropriate to licence type held and perform checks and paperwork.
• Be a first point of contact with the local community, providing advice and maintaining high standards of customer care.

Skills

Driving licence

Public communication

Handheld tech

Work under supervision

Tools

Drainage equipment

Carriageway machinery

Surfacing machinery

Job description

City of Edinburgh Council is looking for a Skilled Roadworker to join the Roads Operations Team at Bankhead Depot. You will contribute to road and street maintenance, drainage and surfacing works, and help keep Edinburgh moving safely, including during winter weather.

A full UK driving licence is essential and there are opportunities for overtime with additional on-call payments. The post offers 36 hours per week with salary ranging from £30,188 to £34,452, plus seasonal on-call and disturbance