Nottingham City Council
HGV Mechanic
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We’re Hiring a HGV Mechanic – Nottingham City Council
£36,363 – £39,152 per year
Overtime rates of £28.34 – £30.52 per hour (Based on time-and-a-half of the basic hourly rate; actual overtime is paid at single time for the first 5 hours, increasing to time-and-a-half thereafter)
Plus £980 yearly tool allowance (paid pro rata'd per month)
⏱ 37 hours per week plus overtime at time-and-a-half after 5 hours - plenty available
Monday–Friday - occasional weekend shifts may be offered for bank holiday cover, on a voluntary basis
34 days holiday (incl. bank holidays) – rising to 41 days after 5 years
Secure Local Government pension
Nottingham City Centre location
Why Join Us?
At Nottingham City Council, your skills will directly help keep our city moving. While private sector salaries can appear higher, we offer benefits that truly set us apart:
- ✅ Monday–Friday only – enjoy evenings and weekends off
- ✅ Plenty of overtime – at highly competitive rates
- ✅ Monthly tool allowance – to cover your tool kit
- ✅ Excellent pension – one of the best in the UK
- ✅ Generous leave entitlement – more than most private garages
- ✅ Varied fleet – from HGVs to electric and specialist vehicles
- ✅ Central Nottingham location – convenient and accessible
About the Role
As part of our Fleet Services team, you will maintain, repair, and inspect a wide range of vehicles, including:
- HGVs
- Light commercials
- Municipal vehicles
- Electric/hybrid models
Your work will ensure our city’s essential services operate safely and reliably.
Day-to-day, you will:
- Service and repair HGVs and other Council vehicles
- Diagnose and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical faults
- Prepare vehicles for MOT and safety checks
- Carry out welding, fabrication, and body repairs
- Respond to breakdowns and accident-damaged vehicles
- Maintain accurate records and high workshop standards
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We are looking for candidates with:
- Level 3 City & Guilds in Heavy Motor Vehicle Engineering (or equivalent)
- Full UK Driving Licence with Category C entitlement (Essential)
- DVSA inspection & testing qualification
- IMI Level 3 in Electric/Hybrid vehicles (or willingness to train)
- Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, and 12/24v systems
(Experience with municipal/electric vehicles is desirable but not essential)
You can find the job description for this post, click here https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/ybjja32x/7769-hgv-mechanic.doc.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information https://eism-dev3.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/pages/33004 for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Wayne Burton, Fleet Manager, by telephone on 07890387708 or by email at wayne.burton@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 31st August 2026 (Subject to early closure)
Interview Date: To be arranged as applications are received, with formal interview dates aligned as appropriate
Please note that we will review applications on an ongoing basis and may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. As such, this advert may close earlier than stated once sufficient interest is received, and we strongly encourage early applications.
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council.
As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
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