Senior Technical Officer Environment & Leisure
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Senior Technical Officer Environment & Leisure
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INTERNAL JOB - This vacancy is only available to Newport City Council employees and Agency Workers currently engaged with the Council
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Post No. POSN004064 - Senior Technical Officer Environment & Leisure
Newport City Council: Improving people's lives
Newport is a vibrant, forward-thinking city steeped in a rich industrial heritage that recently has proved it can re-establish and adapt itself as a centre of modern industry and commerce. As a key challenge to climate change, Newport is looking to realise a net zero emissions target by 2030 and maintain its accolade as Bee Friendly City and a Tree City of The World in response to the climate change emergency.
In Environmental and Leisure Services, the team are engaged in the direct maintenance and management of environmental infrastructure including countryside sites, public open spaces, verges, woodlands, parks and cemeteries. Our focus is to further improve performance and find efficiencies by recruiting a Senior Technical Officer to assist with operational service delivery across the city
As the Senior Technical Officer, you will provide a technical lead in the delivery of the Environmental and Leisure maintenance service, which includes assisting management in the day-to-day provision of the environmental project and maintenance services including income generating and external grant funded projects. You would be responsible for helping to manage one of the varied local authority portfolios with significant formal and informal sites that are visited by a very high number of people.
You will report directly to the Grounds Maintenance Team Manager and will work and liaise closely with the Parks, Countryside teams. Within the wider Environment role there will be an expectation to work closely with other team managers as clients and colleagues' covering highways, cleansing, drainage, waste management, health and safety, civil contingency and legal services. There will also be requirements for interaction with Councillors, Cabinet Members and community council members, a range of specialist contractors, technical external experts, organisations and public stakeholders.
The role includes being responsible for the Newport City Councils Horticultural Nursery operations including promoting of plants sales and services to businesses and the public, overseeing the city's allotment service including further development of these through grant funding, site and tenant management. Areas of income growth in service such as promoting of advertising spaces at locations across the city and project specific work on Environment and leisure assets. Post holder will work with the Team Manager on grant funded schemes, increasing opportunity through maximising budgets, the purchase of materials, equipment, PPE and health and safety documentation and procedures.
Enthusiastic and confident, you should have experience directly related to revenue and capital budgets and have experience of statutory requirements of the role including legal constraints, government policy and the assessment and mitigation of risk.
You need an organised and analytical approach to your work - and you are used to maintaining attention to detail while working to tight deadlines. You are self-motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and appreciate the importance of customer care. You have strong financial management skills and a creative approach to problem solving with excellent IT and data analysis/management skills.
We look forward to receiving your application if you meet the criteria and requirements of this role.
Manager details for informal discussion regarding the post: Joanne Gossage joanne.gossage@newport.gov.uk - email to request a telephone or teams call.
We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.
Our values - Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together
Ein gwerthoedd - Tegwch ar gyfer pawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn gufrifol, Gweithio gydan gilydd