Lead Consultant

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Job Details

An opportunity has arisen for a Lead Consultant within Roads and Transportation Services. Reporting to the Service Manager, we are looking for a dynamic, inventive, collaborative transport professional to join our team.

It is an exciting time to join Roads and Transportation Services as Fife looks to deliver major transformational improvements in support of the ambitions of the Plan for Fife and the wider regional and national context.

Key areas of work include:

Leading the Transport Networks team in the development, management and preparation of the Council’s Strategic Transportation Strategies, Area Transportation Plans and major projects by undertaking widespread consultation with the public, elected members and Stakeholders, and co-ordinating input from internal and external sources, ensuring alignment with strategic national, regional, council and community planning partners’ priorities.

Managing traffic and transportation monitoring functions (traffic flows, vehicle speeds, active travel volumes, car parking, attitudinal surveys, etc.) and providing the Council’s input to the Transport Model for Scotland etc.

Undertaking strategic transportation studies, STAG appraisals and public consultation to develop and submit bids involving public and private sector partners, to the Scottish Government / Transport Scotland, employing external consultants, as required.

Contributing to the development and management of initiatives to improve access to Fife’s town centres by more sustainable modes, working with the public, elected members and stakeholders to achieve Fife’s contribution to national targets and to improve access to support local economies.

The Person

The successful candidate will be an experienced Transportation professional who has experience in Local Government in a similar role, has excellent communication and team building skills and an appreciation of political objectives, local aspirations and financial constraints.

The candidate should be a member of an appropriate professional body and educated to Degree level or equivalent.

You can find more information on the essential and desirable skills in the Recruitment Pack.