Transport Manager

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in Edinburgh is looking for a Transport Manager (Chartered Engineer) to lead an enhanced Structures team. This exciting role involves overseeing the management of civil structures assets, including bridges and tunnels, while embracing cutting-edge technologies such as GIS and drone surveys. The successful candidate will not only manage a dedicated team but also influence future projects and initiatives within the Council. If you are a Chartered Engineer with strong leadership skills and a passion for innovative engineering solutions, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact on the infrastructure of the city.

Qualifications

• Seeking a Chartered Engineer with team leadership experience.
• Knowledge of new technologies and bridge design is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage civil structures asset including inspections and design.
• Oversee maintenance budget and works program for the team.
• Prepare contract documentation and manage contractors.

Skills

Chartered Civil Engineer

Team Leadership

Bridge Design and Assessment

Information Modelling

Database Design and Querying

Advanced Spreadsheet Design

Communication Skills

Commercial Ability

Education

Chartered Engineer Qualification

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

GIS

Laser Scanning

Drone Surveys

Digital Asset Management

Job description

Job Description

Place

Transport Manager (Chartered Engineer) - Bridges and Structures
Waverley Court

Salary: £52,373 - £62,685
Hours: 36 per week

A new opportunity has arisen within Roads & Infrastructure, usually based at Waverley Court but currently a hybrid working style between home and the office.

As a result of an internal restructure, an enhanced Structures team has been formed to support the continued asset management of all of the Council's roads structures assets; including bridges, tunnels, gantries, large culverts and walls. Moving forward, the team will also support wider Council projects such as pier and harbour works, remote footbridges and slope stability issues within the city. The successful candidate will help grow, develop, and then lead the existing core team of 8 staff to meet this challenge.

Our forward-thinking and carbon-conscious team is embracing technologies such as GIS, information modelling, laser scanning, drone surveys, and digital asset management including use of mobile devices. The successful candidate will be able to influence the future direction of this work in conjunction with external consultancies and contractors, whilst in a Client role.

We are seeking a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer with previous team leader experience. A strong commercial ability is also essential. Due to how the team is embracing new technologies, knowledge of Information Modelling, database design and querying, and/or advanced spreadsheet design would be beneficial alongside a core ability in bridge design and assessment. Your communication skills will be detailed and clear to be able to speak with senior managers and councillors as well as being able to effectively manage and direct the team.

Duties may include the following, or supervision of the following within the team and utilising external consultancies:

• All aspects of civil structures asset management including inspection, assessments, maintenance and design.
• Management of the team's maintenance budget including regular forecasting.
• Management of the team's works programme.
• Preparation of NEC4 ECC/ECSC and PSC/PSSC contract documentation.
• Procurement and management of contractors and consultants.
• Drafting technical and non-technical reports.
• Attendance at community and stakeholder meetings.
• Liaison with external bodies such as Network Rail.
• Maintaining bridge records using the team's asset management database, and scheduling and co-ordinating an inspection programme.
• Site Supervision.
• Response to structural emergencies such as collapsed cellars, bridge strikes etc.
• Undertaking duties under the CDM Regulations.

Full details are included in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more information or if you wish to have a confidential conversation about the post please contact Stephen Knox, Services Manager - Structures and Flood Management, on 07729 640 293 or via LinkedIn. Respectfully, as this is a permanent post, this is for potential applicants and not recruitment agencies.

Requirements

We're 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.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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