Team Leader (Planning and Transport) - Bankhead Depot - 15178_1781682174

Team Leader - Planning and Transport
Bankhead Depot

Salary: £34,452 - £40,501
Hours: 36 per week

Team Leaders are key members of the Roads Operations Team. If you want to be able to lead a team and say, 'I did that', 'I made a difference' and 'I made my mark', join our team and play a central role in leading and shaping the success of Roads Operations, delivering road and street maintenance and improvements, and keeping people moving safely about the City.

Each shift will operate between 07:30 and 15:45 Monday to Thursday and 07:30 to 12:30 on a Friday. This will include an unpaid 30-minute break.

Team Leaders are key members of the Roads Operations Team. If you want to be able to lead a team and say, 'I did that', 'I made a difference' and 'I made my mark', join our team and play a central role in leading and shaping the success of Roads Operations, delivering road and street maintenance and improvements, and keeping people moving safely about the City.

Edinburgh is the UK's most prosperous city outside of London and has been ranked as the top mid-sized city in Europe and been voted as the UK's best for three years running. It is also home to the world's biggest arts festival. It's a fabulous city, which offers an excellent quality of life and opportunity.

We are looking for a Team Leader with vast experience in a roads environment to join our existing skilled roads operations teams.

To ensure our streets are maintained to the highest standards. to lead, organise and manage a team of Skilled Roadworkers, Specialist, Semi-Skilled and Trainee Roadworkers including, where appropriate, any sub-contractors and agency staff assigned to the team carrying out construction and maintenance services for roads, footways and other works including the response to a wide range of emergency situations including winter gritting operations.

To lead by example, undertaking a wide range of skilled road works tasks and providing on-site training and development for Trainee Roadworkers working in the team.

The successful applicants will have potential opportunity to increase earnings by working occasional overtime and winter maintenance.

Based at Bankhead Depot, Roads Operations offers an environment in which workers are valued and respected with a key focus on training and development of our staff to ensure they can undertake multiple different roads operations and develop their skills base.

Full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Please see supporting documents for more information.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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