Coventry City Council
Senior Technician
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Our Values
In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
- Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
- Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
- Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
- Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
- Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
- Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
Working within the Highways Team to assist in the delivery of traffic management, accident investigation, traffic regulation orders and other general measures to improve the safety and efficiency of the highway network.
We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create an inclusive workplace culture that is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.
What is the job role?
As a Senior Technician, you will play a key role in keeping our city moving safely and efficiently. This is a fantastic opportunity to support our Traffic Management and Road Safety teams in delivering high-quality, customer-focused services.
In this role, you will:
- Assist with investigations and responses to enquiries from MPs, Councillors, the public and partner organisations
- Help develop solutions to traffic, road safety and wider highway issues
- Support accident data analysis and the design of measures to reduce collisions. Contribute to the management of the MVAS speed compliance programme
- Assist with coordinating works on the highway to minimise disruption
- Carry out site inspections, signage and lining audits, and road safety audits
- Support delivery of the Local Network Improvement Plan
- Work with planning and development teams to ensure safe, high-quality highway designs
- Prepare technical reports, plans and documentation
- Engage with communities, Members and stakeholders to promote a customer-focused service
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You’ll work closely with internal teams and external partners, including National Highways, Transport for West Midlands, public transport operators and emergency services.
If you’re passionate about road safety, problem-solving and making a real impact on how people travel across our city, we’d love to hear from you.
This role is fixed-term for 18 months.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for someone with a good understanding of traffic management, road safety and how the highway network operates. You’ll bring an interest in keeping roads safe, moving and well-managed.
You’ll shine in this role if you can:
- Analyse technical data and turn it into practical solutions
- Communicate clearly with colleagues, partners and the public
- Build strong working relationships at all levels
- Work confidently on your own and as part of a team
- Produce clear technical reports and advice
- Use IT systems confidently, including Microsoft 365
Experience that helps:
- Working in highways, transport or infrastructure
- Collaborating with different teams and external organisations
- Managing projects with multiple stakeholders
- Using data to support decisions
- Working in a customer-focused environment
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process, please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.
We recognise that you might use AI tools to help with your application. While these tools can be useful, please make sure that all information you provide about your experience, skills, and qualifications is accurate. What matters most to us is hearing about your experience and the achievements that truly reflect you!
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
Attached documents
- Coventry City Council Application Process.pdf
- Job Description and Person Specification - Assistant Engineer (Traffic Management).pdf
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