COMM ENT G3 - Engineering Officer; Development Management

Location: Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8:45am - 4:45pm and Friday 8:45am - 4:15pm

Salary: £42,228 - £48,633 annual salary

This post is temporary for 23 months.

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our Development Management team, responsible for leading on development management matters for the Service.

You must have experience in road design standards, drainage, construction methods, transportation assessments and traffic modelling. You should also have knowledge and experience of legislative and technical aspects in this area of work (e.g. "Roads Construction Consent") and be able to assist with policy development in this area.

You should be able to work under pressure to specific deadlines and directions, whilst working as part of a wider specialist team.

Successful candidates must have a HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent in a relevant subject, and ideally you should be an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer or working towards this.

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

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of this specialist team tasked with driving forward the Council's economic development priorities ensuring we have the necessary supporting roads and transportation infrastructure to achieve this.

For this post and for others across the Service we have adopted a flexible approach to the working arrangements.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care…