Senior Heavy Vehicle Technical Lead

Government Recruitment Service; Wales; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension (28.97%)

25 days annual leave (+1 per year to +

Flexible working options

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Aberavon seeks a Heavy Vehicle Technical Officer to assess complex vehicle applications and ensure DVSA compliance. You will collaborate with operators, manufacturers and policy teams to provide expert technical advice and oversee testing processes.

The role is full-time and permanent with a salary of £38,540 per year, offering Civil Service benefits including a 28.97% pension contribution and flexible working options.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional assessment of heavy vehicle statutory test applications for both first test and vehicle conversion, checking reports and supporting documentation, ensuring compliance.
• Undertake assessment of applications of approved vehicles via the ECWVTA teams.
• Provide technical support to non-technical processing teams and act as an advisory service to front line staff, operators, manufacturers, trade organisations, other agencies as well as the public on a variety of subjects including DVSA and related services.
• Investigate possible solutions to solve issues or mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with the Vehicle Policy Team on new initiatives and developing new requirements and standards, for example where there are regulatory changes or to improve clarity within existing publications.
• Communicate positively and effectively with internal and external customers to ensure a full understanding of their requirements and to ensure a concise accurate response is delivered via technical inbox
• Provide support to the Heavy Vehicle Processing Manager, representing DVSA at trade events and to carry out ad hoc related tasks.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Aberavon seeks a Heavy Vehicle Technical Officer to assess complex vehicle applications and ensure DVSA compliance. You will collaborate with operators, manufacturers and policy teams to provide expert technical advice and oversee testing processes.

The role is full-time and permanent with a salary of £38,540 per year, offering Civil Service benefits including a 28.97% pension contribution and flexible working options.