Senior Transport Team Leader - Waverley Court

Senior Team Leader, Asset & Performance (Roads and Transport Infrastructure)
Waverley Court

Salary: £46,023 - £54,476
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

A new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Team Leader - Asset and Performance within the Roads and Infrastructure team, based normally at Waverley Court in Edinburgh, but currently working between home and the office.

The role will include a varied mix of operational and strategic aspects, reflecting the outcomes in the Council's Transport Asset Management Plan.

• Prioritisation and production of capital carriageway and footway renewal schemes, in-line with approved procedures.
• Production and monitoring of Transport Asset Management Plan for the Place Management Service.
• Ensure services are effectively delivered to specification; to budget and within timescale, taking personal responsibility for the development of sustainable team plans, service delivery and development to ensure the service provides best value. Ensure that agreed standards, policies and procedures are met and that all operations comply with statutory responsibilities, national legislation, standing orders, delegated authority, Council policies, aims and objectives.

The post will be responsible for the Transport Asset Management Plan and as such will have 3 technical staff reporting directly to them. Reports will be based both in the office and on site.

The post will be responsible for a wide range of employee matters including health and safety, recruitment and selection, absence management, disciplinary, grievance procedures, training, employee development.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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