Technician Engineer

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Job Details

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

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.
• Conduct crash investigation and analysis and develop solutions to identified problems.
• Undertake traffic engineering design for traffic management schemes and measures including signing, lining, and minor civil engineering works.
• Implement prioritised low-cost solutions to local traffic management and road safety problems.
• The role is customer focused.

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.

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 and communication 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. An understanding of Civil Engineering with regard to roads infrastructure is essential.

We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

For further information please contact: Lesley Craig - Lesley.Craig@fife.gov.uk