We are currently seeking applications for Senior Civil Engineers within Transport Scotland in the Roads Directorate. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria below will be invited to the assessments.

Transport Professional Pay Supplement
This post attracts a £7,862 pay supplement (pro rata).

Overview

Transport Scotland is the national transport agency, seeking to deliver a safe, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable transport system for the benefit of the people of Scotland. Transport Scotland is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of around £3.5 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth, and transport investments and policies have major impacts on our economy, environment, and society.

The Roads Directorate is responsible for carrying out the management, maintenance, and operation of the Trunk Roads in Scotland. The Trunk Road network comprises of around 3,500km of road and is the largest asset Scottish Ministers own (£21 billion net gross asset value). Other priorities include the co-ordination of response to emergencies affecting transport, roads policy, road safety including oversight of progress towards national casualty reduction targets, Intelligent Transport Systems and lighting, resilience, winter maintenance, transport planning of major events, roads and bridges design standards, and air quality and the environment including climate change adaptation and asset management.

The Directorate contributes to Transport Scotland’s delivery priorities of:

• Improved connections across Scotland
• Better journey times, better reliability
• Greener transport alternatives, reduced emissions
• Enhanced safety, more innovation

Responsibilities

To help us deliver our responsibilities we are seeking suitably qualified and experienced applicants to fill a number of senior grade civil engineering posts in the Roads Directorate. These are exciting and challenging engineering positions. Individuals will be asked their preferred post(s) at interview, and we will match successful candidates to the position that best suits their experience in order of merit. In exceptional circumstances we may decide that a candidate is best suited to a role that is not currently highlighted, but all positions will be discussed with successful candidates before they are posted to a role. If you would like to learn more about any of the positions, please contact hrtransportscotland@transport.gov.scot

Competencies

• Self-Awareness
• Communications & Engagement
• Analysis & Use of Evidence
• Financial Management

Essential Criteria

1. Experience in roads and transport schemes in at least two of the following: 

• • Scheme appraisal & analysis
  • Design
  • Scheme preparation
  • Statutory procedures
  • Contract management
  • Procurement
  • Construction
  • Network operations
  • Traffic data services / management
  • Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Road Safety Systems
  • Flood prevention
  • Asset Management and Maintenance
  • Development Management
  • Ability to project manage concurrent work programmes
  • Financial management skills

2. Ability to project manage concurrent work programmes.
3. Financial management skills.
4. Strong communication skills with ability to network and manage relationships with a range of internal and external groups, agencies. and individuals with an emphasis on customer focus.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Julie Wallace via hrtransportscotland@transport.gov.scot

Closing date: 12 November 2023.