Senior technical assistant Work, Jobs in Ilkeston, Dby (with Salaries)

Senior 1st Line Support
VINCI Construction —Risley
- Mentoring
- SharePoint
- Training & development
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Technical Assistant
Derby City Council —Derby
- £27,694 - £29,540 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Lab Technician - 12 month fixed term contract
Nutreco —Ashbourne
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Databases
- Quality control
5d
Assistant Engineering Manager
Boots —Nottingham
- Full-time
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Assistant Merchandiser
NEXT —Leicester
- Full-time
- Google Suite
- Merchandising
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Employee discount
6d
Senior Software Engineer
Commify —Nottingham
- £65,000 - £75,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Agile
- AI
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Biomedical Scientist - Haematology/Blood Transfusion
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust —Derby
- £32,073 - £39,043 a year
- Full-time
- Hospital
- Laboratory experience
- Training & development
- Employee assistance programme
23h
Trainee Engineering Geologist
AECOM —Nottingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Bachelor's degree
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Commercial Manager - Cleanwater
Lanes Group —Derby
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Contracts
Quick apply
Audit Senior
UHY Hacker Young —Nottingham
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Personal Assistant- Secretariat Team
Leicestershire County Council —Glenfield
- £28,605 - £31,029 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Administrative experience
- Flexible schedule
1d
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
London Stock Exchange Group —Nottingham
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
Divisional Lead Pharmacist - Specialist Medicine (Mat cover)
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust —Derby
- £66,582 - £77,368 a year
- Part-time
- Management
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
12d
SEMH Inclusion Practitioner
Leicestershire County Council —Shepshed
- £32,070 - £34,359 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- School
- Flexible schedule
Senior Care Assistant
Lavender Lodge —Derby
- £12.71 - £16.00 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Medication administration
- Nursing home
- Mentoring
Quick apply
13d
Senior CRM Executive
Frasers Group —Shirebrook
- Full-time
- CRM software
- English
- Analysis skills
Quick apply
18h
BMS Technician
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust —Burton-On-Trent
- £36,883 - £44,899 a year
- Full-time
- HVAC
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Bid Writer
PickEverard —Leicester
- Microsoft Word
- Analysis skills
- Training & development
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
5d
Assistant Menswear Designer
NEXT —Leicester
- £30,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Google Suite
- Free parking
- Employee discount
6d
Lead Software Engineer
Cadence Design Systems —Nottingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- Software troubleshooting
- Engineering
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance

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Senior 1st Line Support

VINCI Construction -
Risley

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Job details

Permanent

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Technical troubleshooting
Customer service call handling
ITIL Certification
Incident queue management
GCSE
Mentoring junior staff
IT service management
Ticket management
Staff training
CompTIA Network+
Ticket management systems
Mentoring
Technical support incident logging
SharePoint
Technical writing
Customer support
NVQ
Professional development mentoring
Customer interaction
Training & development
AI
PowerShell scripting
PowerShell
CompTIA A+
Help desk

Full job description

Purpose of the Role:

The Senior 1st Line Support is a hands-on member of the Service Desk team, providing 1st line support to users across the UK platform and handling tickets from calls, emails, and the ITSM system alongside the 1st Line Support agents.

In addition to day-to-day ticket handling, the role acts as the first technical escalation point and day-to-day mentor for the 1st Line Support agents, raising the quality of investigation, driving first-time fix, and promoting a proactive and innovative approach to resolving tickets within the team. This is a technical role and does not include team leader or line management responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide 1st line support for all SFIT users in the UK platform, managing tickets from calls, emails, and the ITSM system in line with business KPIs.

Approach tickets proactively and analytically, thinking issues through and applying structured investigation and diagnostics to maximise resolution at 1st line.

Act as the first technical escalation point for 1st Line Support agents, working tickets alongside them before any escalation to 2nd Line Support.

Review tickets proposed for escalation to 2nd Line Support to ensure all appropriate 1st line troubleshooting has been completed and documented.

Mentor and develop 1st Line Support agents through day-to-day coaching, shoulder-to-shoulder troubleshooting, and constructive feedback on ticket quality.

Champion first-time fix and support the Service Desk goal of resolving 95% of eligible tickets at 1st line.

Work closely with the Service Desk Administrator on escalation handling, backlog reduction, and customer feedback follow-up.

Ensure tickets are documented to a high standard, with clear troubleshooting notes, accurate categorisation, and timely updates to users.

Create, maintain, and quality-review knowledge articles to support 1st line resolution and consistent working practices.

Identify opportunities to script, automate, or improve repetitive day-to-day tasks and requests, engaging with relevant teams to implement solutions that close tickets faster and to a higher quality.

Make effective and appropriate use of available tools, including AI assistants, to support investigation, resolution, and knowledge creation, and promote the same proactive, innovative mindset within the 1st Line team.

Provide cover for 1st Line Support agents during leave, sickness, and site visits, helping maintain HQ desk coverage.

Act as a point of technical guidance at HQ when 2nd Line Support are unavailable or based off-site.

Support the onboarding, training, and development of apprentices and new starters within the Service Desk.

Support major incident response through call handling, triage, and communication when required.

Build and supply hardware as required.

Contribute to and lead projects within the operations teams.

Promote a high standard of customer service and professional communication across

Experience:

Essential:

. Minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a Service Desk or IT support environment, managing tickets within an ITSM tool.

Strong, methodical troubleshooting and investigation skills, with a proactive approach to ticket ownership, follow-up, and resolution.
Excellent customer-facing and interpersonal skills, with the patience and willingness to coach and develop junior colleagues.

Desirable:

Experience mentoring, buddying, or supporting the development of junior staff or apprentices.
Experience supporting a Microsoft 365 environment (e.g. Entra ID, Intune, Teams, SharePoint).
Experience creating or maintaining knowledge base articles and support documentation.

. Experience with scripting or automation (e.g. PowerShell, Power Automate) or using AI tools to support ticket resolution.

Qualifications:

Essential:

GCSE passes in English, Mathematics, and a science, with strong literacy and numeracy skills.
Competent in the use of Microsoft operating systems, Microsoft 365, and Service Desk / ITSM tools.

Desirable:

ITIL Foundation certification.

. Technical certifications (e.g. CompTIA A+, Network+, Microsoft fundamentals) or NVQ qualifications in a computing subject, or equivalent.

. Company Pension Scheme
. Private Medical Scheme
. Employee share scheme
. 25 days holiday (increasing to 26 days after 5 years’ service and increasing by 1 day each year up to 9 years service finishing on 30 days annual leave
. Option to buy, sell and carry over annual leave
. Personal Development & Further Education Support
. Long Service & Recognition Awards
. Free Employee Assistance Programme
. 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay* (+21w SMP)
. Paternity leave

After 1 year of service.

About SFITUKSFITUK is the internal IT company for a large global construction company that specialises in soil, structural and nuclear engineering operating in over 100 countries. But we're more than one of the worlds leading construction companies. At SFITUK we're dedicated to building a culture that is a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of your knowledge and skills in Information Technology to help unleash your full potential. There is no better place to work in within IT in the North West that will offer you challenges and opportunities that are part of a leading global organisation to keep you challenging yourself during your career at SFITUK. SFITUK is an inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration and are committed to lifelong learning, growth and development of all of our team.

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senior technical assistant jobs in ilkeston, dby

Senior 1st Line Support

Senior Technical Assistant

Lab Technician - 12 month fixed term contract

Assistant Engineering Manager

Assistant Merchandiser

Senior Software Engineer

Biomedical Scientist - Haematology/Blood Transfusion

Trainee Engineering Geologist

Commercial Manager - Cleanwater

Audit Senior

Personal Assistant- Secretariat Team

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Divisional Lead Pharmacist - Specialist Medicine (Mat cover)

SEMH Inclusion Practitioner

Senior Care Assistant

Senior CRM Executive

BMS Technician

Bid Writer

Assistant Menswear Designer

Lead Software Engineer

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