Technical manager - GLA11824

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen with Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability’s Technical Support service for a Technical Manager to join our team on a permanent basis.

Position Details

As a Technical Manager, you will be responsible for managing our Public Space CCTV network engineering, install, and maintenance programmes. The role will oversee various projects from management to delivery, along with quality management processes, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and to the highest relevant industry standards. This will be delivered through the provision of advanced technical advice and expertise.

You will lead a team of engineers to ensure the seamless operation of our CCTV systems, and will leverage your expertise in modern CCTV systems, security systems, and engineering principles & networks, to maintain and enhance our networks effectiveness and efficiency.

An SCQF Level 8 qualification in either Information Computer Technology or Electrical Engineering is an essential requirement for this role (equivalent to an HND).

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Job Description for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application. For guidance on completing your application, and to view the benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16129.

The annual salary for the post starts at £41,304.05 per annum, progressing to £47,408.34 on an incremental scale. This is based on working 35 hours-per week, Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm.

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If successful in your application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service.
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year.
• Local government pension scheme.

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16129.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015. A full list of convictions that must always be disclosed and convictions that should be disclosed subject to rules is available on the Disclosure Scotland website: www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

Hybrid working is available in this role. If you’re shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to maintain your work-life balance.

As part of the pre-employment checks for this post the successful candidate will have to undergo a BS7858 Security Screening check which will involve a 5 or 10-year career history check, a financial probity check and criminal record screening. This will be completed in addition to the Council’s own standard pre-employment checks, which will be detailed to the successful candidate following interviews.

As part of the pre-employment checks for this post the successful candidate will have to undergo a Non-Police Personnel Vetting Level 1 check which assesses the honesty, integrity, reliability, and overall suitability for clearance of non-police personnel who have unsupervised physical and/or remote access to police premises, classified police information and/or intelligence, financial or operational assets, and/or police systems.

Application Packs

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Further Information

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