Senior Roads Advisor

Location: Civic Centre, Windmill hill Street, Motherwell

Contract type: Permanent

Position type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours

Categories: Roads/Transportation

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Are you an experienced Roads and Transportation professional looking for an opportunity to influence the future development and management of critical infrastructure services?

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Roads Advisor (Scope and Standards) to join our Infrastructure & Transportation team. In this key leadership role, you will provide professional engineering expertise and strategic advice to support the effective delivery of roads and infrastructure services across the area.

As part of a dynamic management team, you will play a leading role in ensuring the highest standards of design, asset management and infrastructure development while supporting the delivery of Council priorities and providing excellent outcomes for residents, businesses and visitors.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the effective management of roads and infrastructure design advisory services, ensuring services are delivered efficiently, safely and in line with legislative requirements, industry standards and best practice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing professional engineering, technical and legislative advice on roads and transportation matters.
• Supporting major infrastructure projects, planning applications and development proposals.
• Leading the development and implementation of policies, standards and improvement initiatives.
• Managing contracts, consultants and contractors to ensure quality service delivery and compliance with specifications.
• Contributing to strategic asset management planning and investment programmes.
• Managing budgets, monitoring expenditure and supporting the efficient use of resources.
• Working collaboratively with internal teams, external partners, developers and stakeholders to maximise community benefits and deliver positive outcomes.
• Supporting organisational change, workforce development and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will be a qualified civil engineering professional with substantial experience within roads, transportation or infrastructure services.

You should possess:

• HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered or Incorporated membership of a relevant professional body such as ICE, CIHT or IHE.
• Significant experience within roads, transportation or infrastructure engineering.
• Experience managing contracts, procurement activities and compliance with technical specifications.
• Knowledge of relevant roads legislation, standards and codes of practice.
• Experience of budget management, financial monitoring and audit processes.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong project management and problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of CAD/GIS and relevant design software.
• Current driving licence.

You will be:

• A confident and innovative professional.
• Customer focused and committed to service excellence.
• Skilled at influencing and building effective working relationships.
• Able to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Committed to continuous improvement and professional development.
• Comfortable engaging with elected members, senior stakeholders, partners and members of the public.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of roads and transportation services while contributing to major projects that support sustainable…