COMM ENT 1484 - Bridges Engineer

Permanent Post.

Hours: 35 hours per week.

Salary: £50,878 - £55,659 per year.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen in South Lanarkshire Roads, Transportation and Fleet services for a Team Leader.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our Roads Structures Team. 

Playing a vitally important role in delivering commitments associated with the Council’s extensive roads structures asset, the main duties include the preparation and delivery of capital and revenue funded projects, the routine bridge inspection regime, ensuring all works are carried out in accordance with appropriate health and safety requirements and handling routine and statutory enquiries including those from Elected Members and the public.

You must have knowledge and experience of technical aspects of this area of work.

Experience in the development and delivery of bridges and other roads structures related projects, both major and minor, is essential, including the procurement and financial monitoring required.

Whilst working as part of the wider roads team you should additionally be able to work individually to specific deadlines and direction. 

A commitment t customer focus, service delivery and responsiveness will be vital as will the ability to commit to our constant efforts to refine, innovate and improve service delivery.

You must hold a current driver’s licence as you will be expected to travel throughout the Council area. 

For these posts and other across the Service we have adopted a flexible approach to the working arrangements. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist team tasked with taking forward a number of important capital and revenue funded priorities.

Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet and upload with your application:

Efficient – What knowledge do you have of the roads structures functions undertaken by a Roads Authority, give examples from your experience. Please also provide details in relation to your experience in preparing a structures revenue and capital programme on a limited budget.

Leading – What experience do you have in relation to project and people management. Please provide examples from your own experience where you have taken on a leading role in the delivery of a key task or project. Please highlight any challenges you encountered and the steps you took to overcome them.

Performing – Are there any areas of innovation and technology that the Council should embrace to help improve the way in which road authorities deliver services with the sole aim of improving the roads structure asset to improve its resilience. Please discuss with relevant examples from your own experience.

Flexible – If your application for this post is successful, what do you see as the personal qualities that you will bring to the role of the Roads Structure Team.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.  

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role 
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days) 
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.