Aberdeen City Council

Job Title: Senior Project Officer (Transportation Strategy & Programmes)

Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Salary: £35,248 - £40,308

Reference: ABC02716

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.

Job Purpose:

To develop, plan and manage a variety of Transportation Projects which will positively impact the delivery of transportation, land use, environmental, community planning, health and sustainable economic objectives for Aberdeen City and its region.

Requirements: