HGV Mechanic

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

We're Hiring: HGV Mechanics - Nottingham City Council

£36,363 - £39,152 per year (with guaranteed annual pay awards & progression)

Equivalent to £18.89 - £20.34 per hour

Plus £980 tool allowance (£81.66 paid monthly) 37 hours per week plus overtime at time-and-a-half - £28.33 - £30.51

Monday-Friday only - no weekends (overtime available on weekends)

34 days holiday (incl. bank holidays) - rising to 41 days after 5 years

Secure Local Government pension contribution per year (£6,727 - £7,234)

Nottingham City Centre location Total remuneration package including pension contribution and tool allowance £44,070 - £47,366 with the option of additional overtime if wanted.

At Nottingham City Council, your skills will directly help keep our city moving. While private sector salaries can appear higher, we offer benefits that truly set us apart:

Monday-Friday only - enjoy evenings and weekends off

Plenty of overtime - at highly competitive rates

Monthly tool allowance - to cover your tool kit

Excellent pension - one of the best in the UK

Generous leave entitlement - more than most private garages

Varied fleet - from HGVs to electric and specialist vehicles

Central Nottingham location - convenient and accessible

As part of our Fleet Services team, you will maintain, repair, and inspect a wide range of vehicles, including:

--HGVs

--Light commercials

--Municipal vehicles

--Electric/hybrid models

Guaranteed Interview - Minimum Criteria

We are looking for candidates with:

--Level 3 City & Guilds in Heavy Motor Vehicle Engineering (or equivalent)

--Full UK Driving Licence with Category C entitlement (Essential) --DVSA inspection & testing qualification

--IMI Level 3 in Electric/Hybrid vehicles (or willingness to train)

--Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, and 12/24v systems

(Experience with municipal/electric vehicles is desirable but not essential)

If you don't reach all minimum criteria, but have experience as an HGV Mechanic, please do send in your CV.

Apply Now- If you're safety-conscious, reliable, and ready to be part of a supportive team with a great work-life balance, we'd love to hear from you.

Submit your CV to: Lucy Wesson, Senior HRBP - Recruitment

Email: lucy.wesson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

For an informal chat about the role, contact: Daniel Franik - Daniel.Franik@nottinghamcity.gov.uk Closing Date: Friday 21st September 2025

Join our Fleet Services team and help keep Nottingham moving.

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

Nottingham City Council provides public services including education, social services, planning, waste management, housing, events and health across the city of Nottingham.