SLA12030 - Assistant Engineering Officer

Job Description

Community and Enterprise Resources
Location: Almada Street / based on site as required
Hours: 35 hours per week
Permanent

Community and Enterprise Resources provide professional roads design and supervision services across the South Lanarkshire Council area for new roads, reconstruction and maintenance projects.

We are looking to recruit for an Assistant Engineer / Clerk of Works to work within the roads design and contracts team.

The post will operate from the design office, between various sites and permanently on site, as required.

Applicants for this post must have a good general education and a sound working knowledge of construction techniques; site practices; and safety procedures on construction sites. Experience of contract supervision is required and a sound working knowledge of engineering practice and the work practices of statutory undertakers is desirable.

They will be responsible for inspecting all work in progress on new, improvement or maintenance projects, ensuring an acceptable standard of workmanship/materials in accordance with the specification, maintaining site records and recording measurements.

They will also ensure that employees and/or outside bodies under their control comply with the Services, or their own, Health and Safety at work procedures and any relevant Legislation and to ensure that safe systems of work are used at all times.

They will also be responsible for carrying out surveys of the condition of roads.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated with good customer care and written/oral communication skills. I. T. skills would be advantageous.

Applicants must have a driving licence and the ability to travel throughout the operational area and be flexible with regard to overtime working.

Requirements

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Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Recruitment Checks

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history.

The Individual

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
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working including consideration of a condensed working weeks e.g 4 day working week, 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)