Job Title: Technical Officer

Salary: £23,588 - £26,936 per year

Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Job Reference: ABC02717

Aberdeen City Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to launch and complete a £370 million bond issue which will be used to invest in a substantial capital investment programme over the coming years. This is over and above the near £1 billion pound investment in both road and rail improvements across the City that are already under construction. Another first for Aberdeen is being the first Scottish port City to take part in the European project – CIVITAS PORTIS (include a link to the public website) – which aims to demonstrate innovative sustainable mobility measures across a number of European cities. In addition to this, Aberdeen City Council recently approved the City Centre Masterplan – a 25 year multi million pound regeneration of Aberdeen City Centre which includes housing, development, active and sustainable transportation and public realm improvements. One of the key public realm projects along Broad Street starts construction early in 2017 and is due to complete in the summer to coincide with the opening of the adjacent major city centre commercial development – Marischal Square. Aberdeen City is also partnering with Aberdeenshire Council, the Scottish and UK Governments to deliver the 10 year £250 million housing, transportation, development and innovation City Region Deal with a further £250 million committed by the Scottish Government. 

Given this major programme of activity, Aberdeen City Council needs to expand its resource to deliver and is therefore pleased to offer a number of job opportunities for people who would like to be involved in these transformational programmes which, on a transport front, seek to deliver ‘A Sustainable Transport System that is fit for the 21st Century, assessable to all, supports a vibrant economy, facilitates healthy living and minimises the impact on our environment’.

Restructuring coupled with the significant plans for growth mean we are looking for the right people who can help us to deliver across a wide range from transport strategy, scheme funding and delivery, active and sustainable travel infrastructure and behaviour change programmes, intelligent transport system operations and improvement, design and delivery of all scale of transport network improvements and roads development management.

Interviews will likely be held during the fortnight beginning 16th January 2017.

All queries relating to these posts should be directed to Amanda Gilmour, [email protected], (01224) 523154.

Job Purpose

To provide technical solutions to infrastructure issues and to assist the Team Leader to manage the workload of technical staff

Requirements

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
Full UK Driving Licence
HNC or equivalent, relevant to the post

The post holder must be prepared to:
Work outside and on site in all weathers, on occasion
Work outwith normal working hours where required

Responsibilities

The post holder is expected to demonstrate:
Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload for self and technical staff
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team

The Individual

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