Assistant Roads Maintenance Officer

Assistant Roads Maintenance Officer - PKC
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Salary: £37,015 - £40,825

Location:

Blairgowrie Roads Maintenance Partnership; based at the Roads Maintenance Partnership office in Blairgowrie.

The role is to carry out statutory inspections of the road network, issue orders and instruct works crews for defect/standard repairs and monitor emergency/standard repair works. Identify and prepare works packages for direct award to in house contractor and using framework contracts.

• HNC in Civil Engineering or SVQ Level 3 in Construction Management/Supervision (desirable). Equivalent work experience in Roads Maintenance (minimum 5 years) (essential).
• Valid UK driving licence (required).
• Good understanding of all aspects of road maintenance including winter service and reactive responses to emergencies, knowledge of Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and New Road and Street Works Act 1991.
• Good written and verbal communication skills; ability to use Microsoft Office and other bespoke software.
• Ability to identify roads that require repairs and specify and supervise such work.
• Good interpersonal skills; treat customers/clients and colleagues with equality and dignity.
• Will take part in a year‑round out of normal hours emergency standby rota.
• Will work outside normal working hours both on a planned basis and as otherwise reasonably required.

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.

• Generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We would love to hear from you and encourage you to get in touch with Blair Watt for more information. Please click "APPLY NOW".

External candidates are required to provide contact details for two referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and, as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet essential requirements. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 to discuss any reasonable adjustments.

Diversity is important to us; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including former armed forces personnel/reservists.

To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check and, if you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check.

A confirmed offer will be subject to mandatory checks (including references) and eligibility to work in the UK.

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