Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 16 December 2024
Closing Date: Sunday 8 December 2024
Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2026
Salary: FC7 £32437.03 to £40358.57
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Location: Bankhead Central, Glenrothes (Blended with home working)
Supporting Statement: As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.
Job Details: Reporting to the Lead Consultant, Traffic Management (South Fife), this is a Technician Engineer role in the Network Management Team within the Roads and Transportation Service.
The main purpose of the role is to deliver traffic management and road safety interventions in accordance with national standards, legislation, and the prescribed standards and policies of Fife Council; and to contribute to the effective delivery of high-quality services.
Responsibilities include:
* Implementation of Traffic Regulation Orders in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act.
* Undertaking traffic engineering design for traffic management schemes (traffic calming schemes and pedestrian crossings, etc.) and signing, lining, and minor civil engineering works.
* Implementing prioritised low-cost solutions to local traffic management and road safety problems.
The Person: You should be educated to SCQF level 7, which includes HNC or SVQ level 4, preferably in Civil Engineering, or equivalent subject and possess extensive post-qualification experience. Experience in traffic engineering is required.
Although the base is Bankhead Central, Glenrothes the council’s blended workstyle is in operation. The role is customer-focused. You must be approachable and have good communication skills with the ability to have positive dialogue with customers, colleagues, and other contacts.
You should be able to work as part of a team as well as being able to work independently with minimal supervision. You must be able to drive and have good numerical skills to prepare bills of quantities for small-scale projects.
You should be familiar with the requirements of the TSRGD, Road Traffic Regulation Act, the Roads Scotland Act, and other supporting legislation as applies to the implementation of restrictions, traffic orders, and other interventions on the public road. An understanding of Civil Engineering with regard to roads infrastructure is essential.
Further Information:
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For further information please contact Lesley Craig: Lesley.Craig@fife.gov.uk
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