Technical Assistant

Derby City Council; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Work-life balance

Local government pension scheme

Employee health initiatives

Green travel options

Job summary

Derby Homes are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Investment and Maintenance Team, providing enhanced technical assistance. The role includes testing lighting, water and alarm systems and accurate recording of results.

It also involves crime prevention surveys and installing security devices such as locks, window alarms and CCTV. Records must be kept of installations and instructed parties, while supporting other projects to ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Experience in technical maintenance or installation tasks.
• Ability to work to current regulations and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Test lighting, water and alarm systems and record results accurately.
• Undertake crime prevention surveys and install security devices (locks, window alarms, CCTV).
• Maintain records of installations and who instructed them; assist on other projects to ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Customer service skills

Technical aptitude

Attention to detail

Job description

Organisation: Derby Homes

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: London Road, Derby Homes Depot

Derby Homes are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Investment and Maintenance Team, to provide an enhanced level of technical assistance. To include testing lighting, water, and alarm systems, and the accurate recording of this information. Whilst also undertaking crime prevention surveys, and the installation of security devices, such as locks, window alarms, & CCTV. Maintaining accurate records of the installation of these items, and who instructed them to be installed, and assisting on other projects, ensuring works conform to current regulations and specifications.

The candidate will need to have excellent customer service skills to deal with queries and questions that the tenants, colleagues and contractors may have.

Derby Homes has a national reputation for its excellent services which we know are down to our valued workforce. In return for their hard work we strive to be an employer of choice. We have a range of excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working, work life balance, local government pension scheme, employee health initiatives and green travel options.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are also proud to have Derbyshire LGBT+ Rainbow Partnership Accreditation and encourage applications from candidates of all genders.

We are a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [e-mail] . https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

The closing date for this vacancy is Wednesday 23 rd September 2026 at midnight. Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.