Lead Consultant - Fife, United Kingdom - Fife Council

Fife Council

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Fife, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Proposed Interview Date:
Tuesday 23 April 2024

Closing Date:
Sunday 14 April 2024

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary:
FC9 £42,686.23 to £51,302.31

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location:
Bankhead, Thornton

Supporting Statement

Job Details
This is a Lead Consultant role in the Policy and Resource team in Asset Management and Commercial. You will manage a small team of staff in the delivery of the duties described below.

Blended home/office working is available which will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

The salary range is £42,686.23 to £51,302.31 and placement will be dependent on skills and experience.

Fife Council operates an Employee Benefits scheme, significant learning opportunities and employee development.

Managing and co-ordinating the delivery of major infrastructure projects ensuring delivery within acceptable timescales and budget envelopes.

Leading, coordinating and maintaining the service roads and transportation policies and strategies

Supporting the Service Manager to review and develop IT strategy

Managing costing arrangements and year-end reconciliation to achieve activity based costing in line with CIPFA/Accounts Commission Guidelines, and the BV Accounting CoP.

Providing budget assessments of on-going/developing Service policies; Recommend annual budget savings and spending plans to Management Team; Overview and influence other Service management accounts e.g.

Operations trading account; Contribute to the planning and development of the Revenue and Capital programme and maintain the capital asset register.

Providing an independent policing role of Roads & Transportation Services budgets, expenditure and costing, identify and project expenditure trends and consequential outcomes/impacts on Service financial targets and performance (including SPI's).

Prepare reports to Management Team on Service financial issues, highlighting pressure and problem areas and recommending options/measures to appropriately manage these.

Leading on and facilitate the preparation and co-ordination of annual Service and Area Capital/Revenue budgets and plans, allocating available budgets appropriately across the full range of Service activities ensuring appropriate amendments/virements to financial systems as required.

Leading on and contribute to the development of Service budget strategies in response to changing corporate needs and Service priorities and effectively address these issues, balancing related financial, policy, performance and planning implications.

Leading on the identification of maintenance works programmes and allocate budgets accordingly liaising with Asset Management colleagues and other areas of Roads & Transportation Services as required.

Managing and co-ordinating the allocation of all service budgets and lead the internal budget monitoring process in close liaison with the Service Accountant and develop monitoring and control systems.

Managing health, safety and welfare to ensure that the requirements of legislation, policy, procedures and instructions are properly implemented to make the working environment as safe and healthy as possible for employees and others who may be affected.

Managing and controlling the team budget, contributing to the budget setting process and ensuring all required audit and/or monitoring arrangements are in place to control expenditure and recover any income charges/fees due.

Preparing and delivering committee reports, presentations, papers on specific Service issues ensuring proposals align with Council and Service objectives and priorities and represent the Service at Council Sub Committees, Working Groups, Cross Service Working Groups and Project Teams as required.

Co-ordinating the scheduling of workload and resources establishing forward work plans to provide an effective and programmed service including adjusting to accommodate any changes in priorities and/or workloads.

The Person

You will be educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a Degree or equivalent (Working Together
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You will be a Member of an appropriate professional body.
You will be able to provide regular and effective service.
You will have extensive knowledge of civil engineering functions with a particular knowledge of highways maintenance and asset management practices and systems.
You will have Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory requirements.
You will have experience of providing professional leadership and support.
Ability to demonstrate performance management skills.
Ability to demonstrate resource management skills.
Possess a high degree of political awareness and sensitivity with the ability to relate to elected members (Focus on customers)

Further Information
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