COMM ENT 5381 G3 - Engineering Officer (600690)

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LG Pension Scheme

Salary Sacrifice AVC

33 days leave

Public holidays 10 days

Sick pay

Flexible working

Employee Discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Physiotherapy

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council is seeking an Engineering Officer to join the Structures Team. The role involves supporting the delivery of capital and revenue road structures projects, contributing to bridge inspection regimes, and ensuring works comply with health and safety requirements.

You should hold an HNC in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) and ideally be Incorporated or Chartered, or working towards it. A valid driving licence is required as travel across the Council area is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum education requirement: HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Professional qualification such as Incorporated/Chartered Civil Engineer or working towards it is preferred.
• Driver's licence and willingness to travel across the Council area.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and delivery of capital and revenue funded projects.
• Participate in routine bridge inspection regime and ensure health and safety compliance.
• Handle routine and statutory enquiries from Elected Members and the public.
• Work individually to deadlines while contributing to the wider Structures team.

Education

HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Incorporated or Chartered Civil Engineer (or working towards)

Job description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 11.55pm.

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

Hours: 35 hours per week

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

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

This post is temporary for 2 years.

Engineering Officer – Structures Team

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed Engineering Officer to be part of our Structures team. Playing a vitally important role in delivering commitments associated with the Council’s extensive roads structures asset the main duties include assisting in the preparation and delivery of capital and revenue funded projects, participating in the routine bridge inspection regime, ensuring all works are carried out in accordance with appropriate health and safety requirements and handling routine and statutory enquiries including those from Elected Members and the public.

You should have knowledge and experience of technical aspects of this area of work.

Experience in the development and delivery of bridges and other roads structure related projects, both major and minor, would be advantageous, including the procurement and financial monitoring required.

Whilst working as part of the wider Structures team you should additionally be able to work individually to specific deadlines and direction. A commitment to customer focus, service delivery and responsiveness will be vital as will the ability to commit to our constant efforts to refine, innovate and improve service delivery.

You should be able to demonstrate job specific behaviours as contained within the job profile.

An HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent is a minimum requirement for this post. Ideally you should be an Incorporated or Chartered Civil Engineer or working towards this level of professional qualification.

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

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

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist team tasked with taking forward a number of important capital and revenue funded priorities.

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)