Operations and Asset Manager

Midlothian Council seeks applicants for the exciting position of Operations and Asset Manager to lead our operations team based out of Fushiebridge depot. The successful candidate should bring a mixture of academic ability with real‑world experience leading a multi‑disciplinary operation.

Midlothian Council is the fastest growing Local Authority in Scotland and as such we need dynamic leadership to help us embrace change as our business and customers’ needs evolve. Fushiebridge is a 365‑day dynamic depot where road services operations are managed, delivering the following works streams:

• Cyclic maintenance – Gully cleansing, potholes and line marking
• Capital projects – resurfacing, construction and drainage works
• Street lighting – leading both cyclic and long‑term capital upgrades
• CCTV – working closely with Police Scotland to utilise our new state‑of‑the‑art CCTV assets
• Traffic signals – working with term maintenance contractors to manage our expanding assets
• Asset Management – being the key correspondent on RAMP projects
• Winter maintenance – keeping Midlothian\’s 720km+ network moving in all conditions

As a key part of the roads leadership team the successful candidate will deliver reactive works, feed into medium and long‑term capital plans, represent the service on various boards internally and externally, and demonstrate full understanding of the reactive nature of the service and its high‑profile optics.

The successful candidate will have access to Midlothian Council\’s generous staff pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme and further staff discounts through partner organisations.

Qualifications

• A Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) or a fully Incorporated Engineer (1 Eng) with management modules.
• Substantial experience of roads construction and maintenance contracting, organisation and control of substantial resources, employee management, operation of responsive emergency services and procedures.
• Significant experience of tendering for services, managing contracted services and procurement for high‑value equipment in a large service.
• Experience in participating in working groups within a large organisation and in working parties across multi‑organisations.
• HNC in business administration or equivalent qualification desirable.

Benefits & Remuneration

• Contract: Permanent
• Hours of Work: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7 hours 12 minutes per day, 52 weeks per year.
• Minimum actual salary: £54,475.92 per annum (based on 36 hours over 52 weeks).
• Midlothian Council policy: successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.
• Staff pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme, and staff discounts through partner organisations.

Requirements

Compliance with the mandatory Cabinet Office PSN (Public Sector Network) Code of Connection requires the Council to meet a baseline personal security standard. This requires completion of a disclosure check for all employees who can access official information. The fee for this PSN Disclosure check will be met by you.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please call 0131 271 3063 to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team, stating the post reference number. Midlothian Council is undergoing a period of transformation, and we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment for certain existing employees.

Closing and Interview Dates

Closing Date: Sunday 4th January 2026
Interview Date: week commencing 19th January 2026