The Senior Executive Technician will be required to lead a team or teams and to provide technical and managerial support across all local authority service areas and to liaise with external agencies and support the democratic process. Positions may arise in any area of the Council.
Duties of the post of Senior Executive Technician include but are not limited to the following.
The duties of the office are to give to the local authority and
(a) such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive, for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001, is Chief Executive, and
(b) to any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph,
under the general direction and supervision of the Chief Executive or of such officer as the Chief Executive may from time to time determine, such appropriate technical, executive, supervisory, advisory and ancillary services as may be required by any local authority or body hereinbefore mentioned in the exercise and performance of any of its powers, functions and duties, including the duty of servicing all committees that may be established by any such local authority or body.
The actual duties will depend on placement of the post, but in general they will include but are not limited to the following:
- Provide technical services relevant to the area of responsibility to which he/she has been assigned, e.g. site inspection, site surveying, creation of drawings and graphics, report writing and such other duties associated with a drawing office;
- Operate the appropriate technology as required to carry out the work to which he/she has been assigned e.g. CAD, Graphics, PowerPoint; GIS & other relevant technologies
- Work as part of a team;
- Liaise with other departments, members of the public and external agencies in relation to operational aspects of assigned work;
- Function as a Team Leader, this includes: prioritising work as determined by the Head of Department/Service, functioning as a facilitator and co-ordinator between team members and other departments and external agencies and being responsible for the allocation of work and ensuring task completion;
- Prepare estimates;
- Preparation of public consultation display material and assistance at public consultation;
- Manage work flows and producing regular progress reports on all aspects of area of responsibility;
- Supervise staff assigned to him/her;
- Coach and mentor Technicians Grade II, Grade I and Executive Technicians;
- Contribute to individual staff development, personal development and team development initiatives;
- Be accountable for efficient and effective operation of his/her area of responsibility;
- Undertake any course of training organised by the Council which he/she is designated to attend;
- Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
The above specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
Candidates must also:
- have the knowledge and ability to discharge the duties of the post concerned;
- be suitable on the grounds of character;
- be suitable in all other relevant respects for appointment to the post concerned;
Candidates, if successful, will not be appointed to the post unless they:
- agree to undertake the duties attached to the post and accept the conditions under which the duties are, or may be required to be, performed;
- are fully competent and available to undertake, and fully capable of undertaking, the duties attached to the position.
