Job Description Post Title: Technical Assistant Location: Osprey House, Alness Hours: 35 hours per week Duration: Permanent Salary: £29,666 - £32,468 per annum Salary pay scale placing depend e nt on qualifications and experience Contact Person: Bryan Stout Tel: 01349 886720 Job Purpose : The Highland Council is looking to recruit a Technical Assistant to support their civil engineering design teams based in Osprey House. The roll encompasses both general office management and working with technical staff to fulfil statutory requirements and provide general support for civil engineering projects. This may for example include assisting with topographical surveys, printing technical drawings, assisting with financial monitoring and managing correspondence and records using QA procedures. The successful applicant will be a team player by nature with good communication skills. Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above. Please find the Job Description below. The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce. As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post. Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder. Requirements Higher Qualifications in Maths and English Proven organisational skills in an office environment