Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 7 October 2024  

Closing Date: Sunday 22 September 2024  

Contract Type: Temporary until 31 January 2026 

Salary: FC7 £31,179.34 - £38,950.71  

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (Monday to Friday) 

Location: Bankhead Central, Glenrothes (Blended with home working)  

Supporting Statement  

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.  

Job Details  

Reporting to the Lead Consultant, Traffic Management (South Fife), this is a Technician Engineer role in the Network Management Team within the Roads and Transportation Service.  

The main purpose of the role is to deliver traffic management and road safety interventions in accordance with national standards, legislation and the prescribed standards and policies of Fife Council; and to contribute to the effective delivery of high quality services.  

Tasks include:-  

Implementation of Traffic Regulation Orders in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act.  

Undertaking traffic engineering design for traffic management schemes and measures including signing, lining, and minor civil engineering works.  

Implementing prioritised low-cost solutions to local traffic management and road safety problems    

The Person  

You should be educated to SCQF level 7, which includes HNC or SVQ level 4, preferably in Civil Engineering, or equivalent subject and possess extensive post qualification experience.  

Although the base is Bankhead Central, Glenrothes the council’s blended workstyle is in operation. 

The role is customer focused. You must be approachable and have good communications skills with the ability to have positive dialogue with customers, colleagues and other contacts. 

You should be able to work as part of a team as well as being able to work independently with minimal supervision.  

You must be able to travel across Fife at short notice.  

You should have good numerical skills, be able to prepare cost estimates and be able to manage budgets for small scale projects.  

You should be familiar with the requirements of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, the Roads Scotland Act and other supporting legislation as applies to the implementation of restrictions, traffic orders and other interventions on the public road, e.g. TSRGD. An understanding of Civil Engineering with regard to roads infrastructure is essential.  

Further Information  

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Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.  

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The blended home/office working includes office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.