Technical Advisor
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,603 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National - £32,603. London - £36,466. A £3,000 allowance is applicable for all locations, rising to £6,600 after 3 years in post. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 347694/2 |
Summary
Do you hold a degree in a Science or Engineering field?
Can you communicate clearly and confidently to a range of stakeholders?
Are you able to adapt to changing demands, working flexibly and accurately?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
IVS (International Vehicle Standards) lead the Department’s work in developing policy and technical regulations for cleaner, quieter, and safer road vehicles (from e-scooters and pedal cycles to heavy-goods vehicles, tractors and off-road machinery). We are a team of experts in the fields of environmental performance, automation, vehicle security (including cybersecurity), active and passive safety, and vehicle approval.
Our team’s work covers a wide range of subject areas, including pollutant emissions, vehicle noise and fuel standards. Other exciting new areas include emissions from non-exhaust sources (such as brakes and tyres) and battery standards for electric vehicles.
This role offers an outstanding chance to develop your own skills and career, and to apply your expertise and a creative approach in shaping future environmental standards for vehicles alongside a dedicated team of scientists, engineers and policymakers. Within the team, you will be working to develop new technical standards to ensure that future vehicles are the cleanest ever, minimising their impact on air quality, public health and the environment.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Supporting the development and delivery of policy for standards of road vehicles, providing advice to DfT Ministers, senior staff, and across Government.
- Supporting strategic programmes and research projects to inform policy making and deliver the innovation and improvements required for vehicles, in the UK and internationally.
- Supporting the team for international meetings and conferences, including United Nations meetings and building relationships and collaborations with our international counterparts.
- Providing technical expertise within the IVS division and across DfT for ad-hoc projects and issues, and to enquiries from members of the public, the media, and Ministers, demonstrating flexibility across other areas where required.
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.