Role: Civil and Digital Enforcement Maintenance Officer
Salary: Grade G £33,143 - £36,363 a year
Location: Shot Tower, Derby
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Friday covering between 07:30am – 23:30pm
Closing Date: 11/09/2026
Contract Type: Permanent
As a Civil and Digital Enforcement Maintenance Officer, you will be at the heart of keeping Derby’s enforcement technology and infrastructure working smoothly, helping to create safer streets and a fairer city for everyone. You will see the impact of your work every day, supporting vital civil and digital enforcement services that keep the transport network moving and protect our communities.
In this Civil and Digital Enforcement Maintenance Officer role, you will join an experienced, supportive team within a wider enforcement and highways service that values professionalism, collaboration and continuous improvement. If you enjoy problem-solving, have a practical, hands-on approach and want to develop your technical expertise, becoming a Civil and Digital Enforcement Maintenance Officer offers a clear pathway for career development, with opportunities to broaden your skills and progress within a large, forward-looking organisation.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Civil and Digital Enforcement Maintenance Officer, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
- Look after the day to day running of parking and traffic enforcement equipment, such as cameras, handheld devices and other on street kit, making sure everything is working safely and correctly.
- Respond to reports of faults, carry out basic investigations and repairs, and decide when issues need to be passed to specialist contractors or suppliers.
- Install, test and configure new devices and software, following clear procedures so that staff can use them confidently and evidence is recorded accurately.
- Monitor system performance and data, spotting patterns such as repeated faults or coverage gaps, and suggesting practical ways to improve reliability.
- Keep accurate records of maintenance, inspections, replacements and upgrades so that equipment histories are clear and work can be planned in advance.
- Work closely with enforcement teams and office staff, explaining technical issues in plain language and making sure equipment supports their work.
- Support formal investigations or challenges by locating and checking digital evidence, and ensuring it is stored securely and can be retrieved when needed.
- Reviewing Evidence Packs from ANPR cameras and live monitoring of enforcement cameras.
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
- Practical experience of maintaining, repairing or installing equipment, machinery or similar technical kit, ideally in an outdoor or field-based role.
- Basic knowledge of health and safety, with the ability to work safely on or near roads, at height and with tools and equipment.
- Confident in fault-finding and problem-solving, using a logical approach to identify issues and decide on the best fix.
- Ability to use handheld devices and basic IT systems to record work, update job details and follow instructions.
- Good communication skills, with the ability to work professionally with colleagues, contractors and members of the public.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan your day, manage multiple tasks and work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.
- A flexible approach to working hours and locations across the city, including occasional work outside normal hours when required.
- A valid driving licence (or equivalent) enabling you to travel between sites as part of your normal duties.
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via theDerby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 11/09/2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: In person at Shot Tower, Morledge, Derby, DE1 2AW, on the 28th and 29th September 2026
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
