Engineer​/Technical Officer; Transportation Engineering - REQ

internal applicants must apply via myself

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11 £ 45,882 - £50,487

are you looking for a career with an employer who offers a generous package of terms and conditions and promotes work-life balance and wellbeing amongst its employees? With a generous annual leave entitlement and access to a variety of flexible working options and initiatives, north lanarkshire council could be the place for you.

why join us? North lanarkshire is scotland’s fourth largest authority by population and is perfectly situated in the heart of scotland’s central belt with great transport links making this the perfect place to live and work! We have a detailed plan setting the direction to deliver an ambitious growth and development programme for growth and prosperity for all, making north lanarkshire the place to live, learn, work and invest.

an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our established transportation engineering team. You will work with a variety of partners, customers, and clients on the delivery of a professional service that maximises resources and delivers positive outcomes.

in this role you will have a responsibility for developing and implementing a wide range of traffic management schemes. You will assist in the council’s development management processes to help the council deliver the plan for north lanarkshire and achieve best value. This will include the assessment of planning applications and transport assessments as well as processing construction consent applications.

you will be responsible for carrying out road safety studies. This will include identifying trends in data, accident investigation, preliminary design of appropriate engineering remedial measures, client liaison and consultation with key partners.

with an hnc in a relevant discipline and ideally an hnd or degree in civil engineering or similar, you will have significant knowledge and experience in transportation engineering. You will be self-motivated with a flexible and collaborative approach to work and have the ability to cope with multiple and changing demands whilst meeting tight deadlines.

with excellent organisational and it skills, you will be able to utilise various microsoft office packages, and be a clear written and verbal communicator, with the ability to analyse information and produce reports and with experience of presenting information in public forums.

you will be joining a dynamic and flexible team within infrastructure and transportation, who currently operate an agile model of home-working and office-based work at locations within north lanarkshire. You will be required to travel throughout north lanarkshire as well as the glasgow city region to undertake the duties of this post.

a driving licence is required for this role.

work pattern:

monday - thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm (including a 55 minute unpaid break);

friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm (including a 50 minute unpaid break);

working here at north lanarkshire council

if you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well nl.

we also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy learnnl to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

for more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

north lanarkshire council are happy to talk flexible working, we operate a smarter working policy.

to see our recruitment charter.

* for all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

we are a disability confident leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

we have also adopted the armed forces community…