Engineer Roads Asset - Council HQ

Job Details

Grade: 9B

Hourly Rate: £24.88 - £26.86

Salary: £45,415.81 - £49,029.30 per annum

Contract Duration: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

 

Role Purpose

Are you an experienced and motivated engineer ready to play a key role in managing and improving vital Road Infrastructure Assets? We’re looking for a skilled professional to join our Roads Asset Team and help deliver high quality, safe, and sustainable road maintenance works across the Scottish Borders.

 

Essential

• Educated to HND or HNC in Civil Engineering or a relevant discipline or present evidence of comparable experience and training.

• SVQ Level 4 in a relevant discipline or willing to obtain within agreed timescales on appointment.

• RSTA Surface Dressing Certificate or willing to obtain within an agreed timescale on appointment

• Membership of Institution of Civil Engineers or Institution of Highways and Transportation, or willing to obtain within agreed timescale on appointment.

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.

* If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.

 

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Scott Learmonth at scott.learmonth@scotborders.gov.uk/Alex Young at ayoung1@scotborders.gov.uk

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to providing support for Armed Forces Veterans. Showing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, the Council guarantees an interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.