COMM ENT 4722 G4 - Team Leader (600564)

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Wednesday 10 June 2026 at 11:55pm. Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8:45am - 4:45pm and Friday 8:45am - 4:15pm

Salary: £54,783 - £59,911 annual salary

This post is temporary for 2 years. An exciting opportunity has arisen in South Lanarkshire Roads, Transportation and Fleet services for a Team Leader. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our Traffic and Transportation Team. You will have experience in relation to traffic and transportation engineering, road safety, strategy development, funding bids and sustainable transport and works programmes. This also includes financial monitoring and control of revenue and capital budgets, Health and Safety duties as well as co-ordinating responses to a variety of stakeholders.

You must have knowledge and experience of legislative and technical aspects of this area and in the development and delivery of minor and major traffic and transportation related projects. Whilst working as part of the wider roads team you should additionally be able to work individually to specific deadlines and direction. A commitment to customer focus, service delivery and responsiveness will be vital as will the ability to commit to our constant efforts to refine, innovate and improve service delivery.

You must hold a current driver’s licence as you will be expected to travel throughout the Council area. For these posts and others across the Service we have adopted a flexible approach to the working arrangements. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist team tasked with reviewing and auditing future developments in South Lanarkshire.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents:

• Efficient – What knowledge do you have of the traffic and transportation functions undertaken by a Roads Authority? Give examples from your experience. Please also provide details in relation to your experience in relation to delivering such projects.
• Leading – What experience do you have in relation to project and people management? Please provide examples from your own experience where you have taken on a leading role in the delivery of key tasks. Please highlight any challenges you encountered and the steps you took to overcome them.
• Performing – Are there any areas of innovation and technology that the Council should embrace to help improve the way in which road authorities deliver services with the sole aim of improving the road network? Please discuss with relevant examples from your own experience.
• Flexible – If your application for this post is successful, what do you see as the personal qualities that you will bring to the role of the Traffic and Transportation Team Leader?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address. Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Overseas Criminal Records Check: An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of twelve months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement: The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position. As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

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
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, 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).