Technician Scheduler in Leicester

Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Croft Depot Arbor Road Leicestershire LE9 3GE

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £28,605 – 31,029 per annum

Working Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 9th November 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC – In person

About the Role

As part of the Highway Authority, Leicestershire County Council has statutory responsibility to manage, maintain and repair the highway across the County. The Council must plan, schedule and undertake road works in accordance with relevant legislation and codes of practice, such as permit schemes.

In this role you will support the Council’s responsibility by categorising, creating and prioritising works instructions, managing customer enquiries and facilitating the scheduling of road works.

The nature of the work may involve carrying out work outside of normal working hours or at locations different from your designated base.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• You have an NVQ3 or equivalent (e.g., BTEC in Civil Engineering or A‑Levels A‑C in relevant subjects) or extensive demonstrable experience as identified below, together with a commitment to attain the essential qualifications and evidence of continued learning and development.
• You have experience of accurately capturing, storing and retrieving information to meet customer and organisational needs and of interpreting and writing technical and non‑technical reports and providing technical advice or drawings.
• You have experience of engaging with customers, including attending and producing materials for meetings and exhibitions, and responding effectively to customer and service centre enquiries.
• You can use route optimisation and tracking software to optimise resources.
• You have knowledge of current highways legislation relevant to the service area, CDM regulations and of current highway design standards, construction techniques, asset management principles or maintenance standards.
• You have good verbal and written communication skills, organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work. You also have good IT skills, including the ability to learn and use service‑specific systems and software, and can interpret maps, plans and engineering drawings.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term‑time working, part‑time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home / remote working, etc.

Contact

Lucy Wright, Reactive Maintenance Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [email]

Lucy Angrave, Reactive Maintenance Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [email]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation that is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse, LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, click the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section. For more information see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephone (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal. By applying you agree to our Terms and Conditions.