Senior Technician

Leeds City Council; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds City Council is seeking a Senior Technician to lead a small team in the management of highways services, ensuring effective and responsible delivery in accordance with legislation. The role requires strong technical knowledge and a commitment to safety, aiming to enhance the city’s infrastructure while promoting growth and sustainability.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual leave

West Yorkshire Pension Fund membership

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

Career pathway and professional development

Wellbeing and financial benefits

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills to supervise and develop a small team.
• Strong technical knowledge of highways legislation.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team in supervising highways services.
• Ensure compliance with the Highways Act 1980 and regulations.
• Coordinate works involving permits and non-illuminated signage.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Knowledge

Organizational Skills

Communication

Safety Commitment

Education

GCSEs graded 4 to 9 (C to A*) or equivalent

2:1 degree or higher in relevant area (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

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Job title: Senior Technician

Salary: C3 £31,067 - £32,654

Hours: 37

Contract: Permanent

Location: Highways Maintenance Depots & Merrion House, hybrid working

As a Senior Technician you’ll thrive on leading a small team, ensuring the smooth delivery of highways services by managing and coordinating essential works in accordance with the Highways Act 1980, Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007, and other relevant legislation and regulations.

It’s not about ticking boxes or managing from a distance, it’s about taking ownership, guiding your team and making a visible difference to the city’s streets and communities through effective, safe, and responsible highways services.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions .

About You

As a Senior Technician, you will bring to the role:

• Proven leadership skills, to supervise and develop a small team, ensuring high performance and continuous improvement.
• Strong technical knowledge of highways legislation, including the Highways Act 1980 and the Traffic Management Permit Scheme.
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities, with the capacity to coordinate multiple works and meet competing deadlines.
• Clear and confident communication, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues, stakeholders, councillors, and the public.
• A commitment to safety, quality, and public service, ensuring that all work meets legal standards and supports the Best City Ambition.
  
  
  

About The Role

As our next Senior Technician, you’ll take the lead in coordinating vital highways services across Leeds. You’ll manage permits, signage and pedestrian guard rails alongside your dedicated team, ensuring that all works are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with legislation.

You’ll be the link between internal teams, councillors, and the public, using your technical expertise and leadership to maintain a high standard and support the city’s growth and sustainability goals.

What We Offer You

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
  
  
  

How To Apply

Complete the online application form.

Read our guidance for further advice on completing your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role contact Nykki-Marie Smith, Senior Operations Manager. Call 0113 378 3086 or email [e-mail] .

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £38,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Manage a small team in the management of internal highways services, namely permits, non-illuminated signage, and pedestrian guard rails.

Responsibilities

• Line manage a small team of Highways Maintenance Works Coordinators, supporting the development of staff within the team following the current staff development and appraisal procedures, maintaining staff records using appropriate documentation and associated guidance.
• Ensure coordination of works is completed in accordance with the Highways Act 1980, Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007, and other relevant legislation and regulations.
• Complete administration for non-illuminated signage and assist the Operations Manager in coordination of works.
• Maintain effective relationships with a wide range of people, liaising with relevant departments, and stakeholders, to ensure completion of works in a timely manner.
• Correspond with Councillor’s and members of the public in the first instance; escalating matters to Operations Manager when required.
• Serving notices for planned works and emergency/urgent works in accordance with street works legislation.
• Be accountable for the safety of staff, service users and contractors in accordance with Legislation and the Council Health and Safety Policy.
• Ensure the work of the team is produced in accordance with legislation and to the appropriate local, national and corporate standards, policies and practices.
• Provide advice and guidance to colleagues and stakeholders on appropriate local, national and corporate standards, policies and practices as required.
  
  
  

The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Qualifications 3 to 5 GCSE’S graded 4 to 9 (C to A*) or equivalent are essential. It is desirable that you hold a 2:1, or higher, degree in relevant area, or have experience working in a Highways area.

Essential requirements Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the following essential requirements.

• Able to provide supervision, motivate and direct staff,
• Able to work effectively as part of a team and to demonstrate organisational and time management skills prioritising own and team’s work to meet conflicting deadlines
• Able to develop constructive working relationships and work in partnership with others
• Able to work within and interpret financial policies and procedures ensuring value for money
• Able to accurately enter and retrieve data and information from digital and manual systems producing basic reports and data for senior managers
• Able to communicate appropriately with a wide range of people, through a variety of different methods
• IT literate, ability to use case management systems and Microsoft products (including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, policies with ability to interpret and apply them consistently.
• Understanding of Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007, and Street and Roads Works Regulations 2022.
• Understanding of responsibilities in terms of Health, Safety, Wellbeing, security, confidentiality and data protection
  
  
  

Essential Behavioural & Other Characteristics

• Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct
• Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
• Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
• Carry out duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health, Safety and Wellbeing
• Participate in appraisal, training and development activities to ensure up, to date knowledge and skills.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding equality & diversity of Leeds City Council.
• Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person
• Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
• The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.
  
  
  

Desirable requirements Candidates are not required to meet all the following desirable requirements however these may be used to distinguish between candidates.

• Able to resolve conflict.
• Understanding of the requirements of a local authority in relation to maintenance of non-illuminated signs in accordance with Section 130 of Highways Act 1980.
• Understanding of the requirements of a local authority in relation to maintenance of street name plate signs in accordance with the Public Health Act 1925.
  
  
  

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