The Council is seeking a skilled and highly motivated person to work within one of the key project teams within North Lanarkshire Council, Cartographic and Mapping Services.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to support the delivery of The Plan for North Lanarkshire which is the vision to improve equality and equity, boost the local economy, transform towns and communities, enhance opportunities, improve health and wellbeing and create jobs.
Assets & Procurement (Estates) is responsible for providing a full range of property management services to the Council. This includes the acquisition, disposal, letting and strategic management of the corporate property portfolio utilising the Council’s corporate property management system.
The main duties of the post include the provision of a cartographic plan production service, providing a topographical land survey facility and carrying out land ownership/title deed investigation to manage and maintain the corporate land terrier.
It is essential that applicants hold an HNC, SVQ3 or equivalent in Land Survey / GIS / Cartography or a relevant subject. You must have familiarity with AutoCAD and extended experience in the survey/measurement of land and dealing with related data. Experience in Legal title reading and plotting and familiarity with GIS software would be desirable.
To succeed in this role, you must be a team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to plan work and meet deadlines.
You will be categorised as a Hybrid Worker, therefore your main place of work will both be your home address and the Civic Centre, Motherwell. The ability to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire Council is essential.
NLC9 - 17.5 hours
This position is temporary for a period of 12 months.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
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