Senior Consultant Engineer - Dalkeith, United Kingdom - Midlothian Council
Description
Job Vacancy
Midlothian Council invites applications for the role of Senior Consultant Engineer' working as part of Road services based in Midlothian House Dalkeith.
You will join a diverse team delivering variety of roads projects to include construction, road safety and planning approvals often working collaboratively over various projects with both internal and external colleagues. Currently we are working on exciting projects such as urbanisation of routes, new carriageway construction, active travel to new school campus's and circa 100 RCC developments.
A great place to grow you will work on various exciting large-scale projects as part of the ongoing development of Midlothian which is the Largest growing local authority in Scotland. You will be supported through CPD, receive a market leading employer pension contribution and various other benefits to include salary sacrifice vehicles and bikes.
A degree in Civil Engineering or similar and willingness to work towards Chartered Civil Engineer status, Or extensive demonstrable experience supported by an HND etc.
Previous experience in Highway design, asset management and roads maintenance experience along with experience in the design of road safety and traffic management schemes.
Previous experience in the use of Microsoft Office, or similar software packages, together with knowledge of relevant quality assurance systems is also essential.
Experience of staff management is desirable.
Driver's licence is desirable.
CLOSING DATE - 21st April 2024
INTERVIEW DATE - TBC
Job Advert
Position Title: Senior Consultant Engineer
Position Number: RDD0417
Directorate: Place
Location: Midlothian House
Contract Status: Permanent
Hours of Work: 36
Working Pattern: Full Time - Standard 36 hour week
Weeks per year: 52
Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.
Full Time - Based on you working 36 hours over 52 weeks per year the minimum actual salary for this position is £44,895.67 per annum.
Requirements
Compliance with the mandatory Cabinet Office PSN (Public Sector Network) Code of Connection requires the Council to meet a baseline personal security standard. This requires completion of a disclosure check for all employees who can access official information. The fee for this PSN Disclosure check will be met by you.
Additional Information
If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.
Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.