Service Manager - Design & Engineering - STR07422

Job Description

Closing Date: 2 October 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £70,284,00 - £67,125.00
Hours: 35 hours

Stirling Council seeks an accomplished Chartered Civil Engineer to spearhead the management of Design and Engineering Service within Environment and Place. In this pivotal role, the successful candidate will orchestrate the design and execution of significant civil engineering projects, ensuring their seamless delivery. An accomplished candidate will manage Stirling Council’s roads design, flooding, and structures teams. Their remit extends to overseeing the intricate planning and execution of active travel initiatives, flood risk management endeavours, significant bridge enhancements, and other road-related projects.To effectively carry out the responsibilities of this role, a comprehensive background in roads-related design, familiarity with roads legislation, and adept project management skills are essential. The successful candidate will be a self motivated and dynamic leader who will be adept at driving project delivery within timescales and to professionally high standards. We’re seeking a proactive and dynamic leader who is inherently self-motivated and excels in steering project delivery within specified time frames whilst upholding the highest professional standards.

Qualification:

• Degree in civil engineering or appropriate equivalent
• Chartered or Incorporated membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. ICE, CIHT, IHE)
• Project Management qualification

Essential:

• Detailed and demonstrable knowledge of relevant Roads legislation
• Experience in carrying out public consultation
• Broad appreciation of roads-related infrastructure, with a particular knowledge of road design, construction, traffic management and road safety (including design, implementation and supervision of works)
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable:

• Management qualification, e.g. MBA or DMS
• RoSPA road safety and audit certificate
• Technical qualification to degree or equivalent level
• Experience of working in / with local authorities

*Full essential and desirable criteria are specified in the attached job description*

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Service Manager Design & Engineering Job Description

Additional Information Stirling September

Salary Additional Information

The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your pay scale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Up to 6 months full sick pay
• Access to Health & Well-being support
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Lift share Scheme -Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme
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