Approvals Technical Officer

Approvals Technical Officer Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 10th November 2025 📍 Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Chadderton, Isleworth, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea (Hybrid) 💷 Salary: £35,663 (This role carries a Recruitment and Retention Allowance of £1,450 per annum. Candidates who will be working from a base office location within the M25 will receive an additional London Weighting allowance of £4,000) A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% 🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time As an Approvals Technical Officer, you will be responsible for processing technical applications for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF), and Motorcycle Individual Vehicle Approval (MSVA). You will be responsible for checking reports and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, evaluating technical reports, and creating/updating model reports used by vehicle examiners, therefore, ensuring consistency and accuracy in vehicle assessments. Providing technical support is an essential aspect of the role, where you will advise frontline staff, operators, manufacturers, trade organisations, and members of the public on certification and regulatory matters. You will also monitor testing processes to identify potential risks and inefficiencies and investigate solutions. Top Responsibilities * Providing technical support to the clerical processing team and an advisory service to customers. * Assessing approval applications covering a range of vehicles, checking reports and supporting documentation for compliance. * Communicating positively and effectively with internal and external customers to fully understand their requirements, ensuring a concise accurate response is delivered. * Working with the Approvals Technical Team and other teams within the Customer Service Centre to share ideas and promote best practice * Providing support to the Approvals Process Manager, representing DVSA at trade events and to carry out ad hoc related tasks. Benefits * Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here * 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave). * 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday. * Access to the staff discount portal. * Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. * Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues. * 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. About you To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: * Good knowledge of light and heavy vehicle engineering. * Ability to interpret complex legislation. * Ability to write technical reports. * Good working knowledge of either the EC vehicle approval process, PSV Certification scheme (COIF) or the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations. * Proficient in the use of IT packages eg Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe. Essential qualifications/licenses: * Degree in Motor Vehicle Engineering or vocational related qualification in Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at level 3 or IMI ATA registration at diagnostic technician level or IRTEC registration at advanced technician level or Engtech registration. Please note, an NVQ level 3 will not be accepted on it’s own as a qualification. This is only acceptable as proof of experience. You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications/licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn. How to Apply 👉 Read the full job description and apply at the Civil Service Jobs site via the link provided This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Monday 10th November 2025