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Clerks of Work at Brighton & Hove City Council – UK Visa Sponsorship Available
- DirectorateBHCC: Economy Environment & Culture
- Salary£30,151 – £34,723
- ContractPermanent
- Closing DateApply by 13 August 2023
Location
Hove Town Hall
Job Summary
- Job referenceorbis/TP/490/34830
- Positions available1
- Working hours37
- Closing date13 August 2023
- Job categoryTransportation and Highways
- OrganisationBrighton & Hove City Council
Job introduction
We are in the process of increasing our Street Lighting team within City Transport at Brighton & Hove City Council. We are looking to recruit a Clerk of Works to develop, maintain and manage a systematic performance and compliance monitoring programme for works carried out by contractors. The successful candidate will work to minimise financial liability by ensuring that clear and timely records are kept.
About the role
We are in the process of increasing our Street Lighting team within City Transport at Brighton & Hove City Council. We are looking to recruit a Clerk of Works to develop, maintain and manage a systematic performance and compliance monitoring programme for works carried out by contractors. The successful candidate will work to minimise financial liability by ensuring that clear and timely records are kept.
You will have significant experience of working in a street lighting, highway management or related environment. Experience of advising on legislation, standards and practices.
This is an exciting time to join Brighton & Hove City Council within the Transport Projects and Engineering team. We have an ambitious range of projects to roll out across the city. Though much has already been achieved, much still needs to be done to improve services which will ensure the successful delivery of current projects, as well as developing new ones.
As the successful candidate you will have good experience of working in a street lighting, highway management, or related environment as well as experience of supporting engineers in a technical environment and be able t use appropriate ICT software including producing reports.
We offer great terms and conditions including the Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent training and development, generous annual leave and staff discounts.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37 per week
Interview date TBC
If you would like to discuss this position further then please email Jody.Easkiovitch@brighton-hove.gov.uk or on 07899 918053.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
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Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it’s what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
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