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Ref no:
HGH20699
Published:
24/03/2026
Closes:
06/04/2026
Location:
Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX
Salary:
£44,590 - £48,266 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week

Job Description

Post Title: Lead Technical Officer
Location: Highland  Council Headquarters, Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £44,590 - £48,266 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: ​Philip Shannon Tel: 07771 370946

Job Purpose:

To establish and manage an effective method of ensuring that the work of all internal and external professional and technical staff is QA checked and reviewed to best ensure that developing designs are checked to be of an acceptable design and technical standard and are coordinated with the input of other project designers.  

To establish and maintain an integrated set of construction standards for the design team, liaising with Asset Management, Building Maintenance, Energy and Client teams. 

To establish and maintain an appropriate suite of performance indicators for the design team. 

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01349 868642 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Educated to Degree level or the equivalent working experience and knowledge. 

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  • Scottish Living Wage