(Successful candidates will normally start at the first point of the grade to which they are appointed)
Full-time, 37 hours per week
Ref: TSC0018
Reading Borough Council
Directorate of Environment & Neighbourhood Services
Transportation & Streetcare
Reading Borough Council is a continually high achieving Transport Authority with a proven track record of service delivery and the following exciting opportunity has arisen.
We are looking to recruit a Technician in the Traffic & Road Safety Team. We require a keen individual with the drive and desire to help manage the demands of the road network through parking management, be involved in co-ordinating events, help to deliver casualty reduction schemes and assist in the development of intelligent transport systems and services.
Reporting to the Assistant Network Manager you will help to develop innovative transport solutions, implement transport policy and deliver traffic management schemes. Other responsibilities include supporting the wider Network and Parking Services Team, which includes civil enforcement. Your work will include the delivery of reactive traffic management schemes and helping to solve local traffic and parking issues. You will also help in the development of our Universal Traffic Management & Control System (UTMC), deliver casualty reduction schemes and help with aspects of the Local Transport Plan and other strategic schemes.
You will need to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, and enjoy problem solving in order to assist with developing our IT applications in delivering intelligent traffic and transport solutions.
For more information about the role, please contact Simon Beasley – Network & Parking Services Manager on 0118 937 2228 or email simon.beasley@reading.gov.uk
To apply, please go to here.
Alternatively, visit www.reading.gov.uk/jobs for more details or call the Recruitment Team on 0118 937 2039 (24 hour answerphone) quoting the job reference number and the job title of the post you are interested in.
Please do not send a CV: for the purposes of equal opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.
Closing date: 29 November 2015
Interviews: fortnight commencing 7 December 2015
