Approved Electrician - Bankhead Depot

An opportunity has arisen within the Council’s Street Lighting Team for the post of Approved Electrician, based at Bankhead Roads Depot. The post is a key position within the Roads and Infrastructure function of Operational Services. Supporting the effective delivery of the Council’s Street Lighting service, the Approved Electrician will maintain the Council’s street lighting assets. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake this challenging but highly rewarding role. The successful candidate must have a detailed knowledge of the maintenance of street lighting installations.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

To help achieve our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to ensure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To assist with this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working.

Qualifications, training & professional membership

• 18th Edition Gold ECS card. Essential
• City & Guilds, SVQ Level 3 or similar. Essential
• IPAF Certificate for working on Mobile Elevated Working Platforms. Desirable
• ERG39. Desirable
• Evidence of continuing professional development. Essential
• Full UK Driving Licence (preferably C1). Essential

The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of the following experience, knowledge, skills and understanding:

• Significant experience of working within an organisation of comparable scope, size and complexity within the public or private sector. Desirable
• Ability to communicate technical information in a meaningful manner. Essential
• Ability to plan workloads, identify areas of potential failure and take preventative action. Essential
• Experience in the use of mobile IT devices for works management. Essential

Legislation

• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of operating within CDM regulations and practices. Essential

Operational Management / Value for money

• Extensive experience of delivery of a major public maintenance service delivering excellent value for money for the Council. Desirable

Customer Focus

• Extensive experience of delivering demonstrably customer-focused services tailored to meet known needs of local communities. Essential

About Us

The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.

Our Culture

Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to ensure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens' needs and make the city a better place. We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we are delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.

Colleague Support and Wellbeing: We aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics. We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.

Reasonable Adjustments: We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.