Technical/Specialist 1.1G 2.1G 2.2G 3.1G 3.2G 4.1G Assists technicians, Conducts routine scientific, Modifies routine scientific, Conducts small to medium Plan small to medium Manages a scientific, scientists and specialists technical or specialist technical or specialist scientific, technical or scientific, technical or technical or specialist in tasks that are procedures and data procedures to a limited specialist projects defined specialist projects team and/or projects straightforward and use collection, collation and specification by others May control a laboratory Independently performs established techniques analysis Exercises discretion in use Undertakes technical data function or field operation professional or technical and work practices Diagnoses and corrects of equipment and actions to analysis in field of where a range of related work at an advanced level Operates and maintains faults and problems with achieve results within expertise technical functions are in a narrow field of technical or scientific technical equipment specifications performed expertise or on research Conducts field or desktop equipment appropriate to projects Contributes to scientific or studies as part of a team Prepares complex reports the function and level of technical project planning requiring indepth factual Provides professional Assembles nonstandard qualification analysis scientific, technical or technical systems or This level performs routine specialist advice based on equipment to a technical support field of expertise specification functions such as setting Undertakes technical data Leads a small scientific, up a laboratory, cleaning analysis and modelling technical or specialist equipment, and and prepares reports team supporting field work Grade 5 Grade 6 VR 1 VR 2 VR1 VR2 Decision Making 5.1A 5.2A 6.1A 6.2A
Technical/Specialist 1.1G Assists technicians, scientists and specialists in tasks that are straightforward and use established techniques and work practices Operates and maintains technical or scientific equipment appropriate to the function and level of qualification This level performs routine technical support functions such as setting up a laboratory, cleaning equipment, and supporting field work 2.1G Conducts routine scientific, technical or specialist procedures and data collection, collation and analysis Diagnoses and corrects faults and problems with technical equipment Contributes to scientific or technical project planning 2.2G Modifies routine scientific, technical or specialist procedures to a limited specification Exercises discretion in use of equipment and actions to achieve results within specifications 3.1G Conducts small to medium scientific, technical or specialist projects defined by others Undertakes technical data analysis in field of expertise Conducts field or desktop studies as part of a team Assembles nonstandard technical systems or equipment to a specification Leads a small scientific, technical or specialist team 3.2G Plan small to medium scientific, technical or specialist projects May control a laboratory function or field operation where a range of related technical functions are performed Prepares complex reports requiring indepth factual analysis 4.1G Manages a scientific, technical or specialist team and/or projects Independently performs professional or technical work at an advanced level in a narrow field of expertise or on research projects Provides professional scientific, technical or specialist advice based on field of expertise Undertakes technical data analysis and modelling and prepares reports Grade 5 Grade 6 VR 1 VR 2 VR1 VR2 Decision Making 5.1A 5.2A 6.1A 6.2A
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