COMM ENT 5500 G3 - Engineering Officer (Development Management) (600563)

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 11:55pm.

 

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process.   If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

 

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

 

Location: Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8:45am - 4:45pm and Friday 8:45am - 4:15pm

Salary: £42,228 - £48,633 annual salary
 

This post is temporary for 23 months.

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our Development Management team, responsible for leading on development management matters for the Service. 

You must have experience in road design standards, drainage, construction methods, transportation assessments and traffic modelling.  You should also have knowledge and experience of legislative and technical aspects in this area of work (e.g. Roads Construction Consent) and be able to assist with policy development in this area.

You should be able to work under pressure to specific deadlines and directions, whilst working as part of a wider specialist team.

Successful candidates must have a HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent in a relevant subject, and ideally you should be an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer or working towards this.

You must hold a current driver’s licence as you will be expected to travel throughout the Council area.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of this specialist team tasked with driving forward the Council’s economic development priorities ensuring we have the necessary supporting roads and transportation infrastructure to achieve this.

For this post and for others across the Service we have adopted a flexible approach to the working arrangements. 

View the Engineering Officer job profile

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents

1. Efficient – What knowledge do you have of the development management functions undertaken by a Roads Authority, give examples from your experience. Please also provide details in relation to your experience in relation to assessing planning applications, transport assessment’s and construction consent applications.
2. Leading – What experience do you have in relation to project and people management. Please provide examples from your own experience where you have taken on a leading role in the delivery of a key tasks. Please highlight any challenges you encountered and the steps you took to overcome them.
3. Performing – Are there any areas of innovation and technology that the Council should embrace to help improve the way in which road authorities deliver services with the sole aim of improving the road network. Please discuss with relevant examples from your own experience.
4. Flexible – If your application for this post is successful, what do you see as the personal qualities that you will bring to the role of the Development Management Team Engineering Officer.

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)