Team Leader Safety Inspection

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Team Leader - Safety Inspections to manage a team responsible for transport safety inspections in Edinburgh. The role involves ensuring service delivery meets standards and compliance with statutory responsibilities. Ideal candidates will demonstrate leadership skills and a commitment to safety and inclusion. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team for transport safety inspections.
• Ensure effective service delivery to specification and budget.
• Monitor safety inspections through the service's asset management system.

Job description

Team Leader - Safety Inspection

Waverley Court

Salary: £39,129 - £46,023

Hours: 36 per week

A new opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader - Safety Inspections within the Asset & Performance, based normally at Waverley Court in Edinburgh, but currently working between home and the office.

The role will include a varied mix of operational and strategic aspects, reflecting the outcomes in the Council's Risk Based Approach to Safety Inspections.

Key responsibilities include:

• To lead and manage a team of staff responsible for transport safety inspections to achieve Key Service Outcomes.
• Ensure services are effectively delivered to specification; to budget and within timescale, taking personal responsibility for the development of sustainable team plans, service delivery and development to ensure the service provides best value.
• Ensure that agreed standards, policies and procedures are met and that all operations comply with statutory responsibilities, national legislation, standing orders, delegated authority, Council policies, aims and objectives.
• To undertake a range of tasks within the team covering public liability claim investigation, customer and elected member enquiries, safety inspection route implementation and performance management.
• Ensure that safety inspections are carried out, on-time and in-line with our Risk-Based Approach to Safety Inspections. Monitor safety inspections though the service's asset management system.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

We are happy to talk flexible working. Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from underrepresented groups.