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Transport Scotland is the national transport agency for Scotland and is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of around £3.5 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth, and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy, people, and the environment. For more information visit http://www.transport.gov.scot/.

This is an exciting opportunity to anyone working towards a degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related subject, to gain some valuable experience working with other professionals across a variety of interesting projects. Transport Scotland offer a real opportunity to help shape the future of transport in Scotland – for people, the economy and the planet.

Our Summer Placements are for a period of up to 12 weeks, subject to start date.

The main duties will involve supporting a team of existing chartered technical professionals engaged on delivering Transport Scotland’s business plan on behalf of Scottish Government.

The work will be varied and challenging and will require an understanding of engineering principles and an awareness of current political issues. Successful candidates will be expected to work with the minimum of supervision and therefore must have an appreciation of their personal strengths and development needs.

Successful candidates where possible will be placed in one of Transport Scotland’s Directorates that best fits their particular skills and career expectations.

Competencies
Self Awareness
Team Work
Customer Service
Communications & Engagement

Candidates must demonstrate that they are working towards a degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related subject (such as highways and transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering etc.) and that they are members of a relevant Professional Institution at an appropriate level.

Essential Criteria
1. Candidates must demonstrate good communication skills in plain and concise written English.
2. Candidates should demonstrate that they have experience of working effectively in a team environment.
3. Candidates should demonstrate initiative and self-motivation.

Location
This post is based in Glasgow, with hybrid working in line with current Scottish Government policies.

Additional Information
To apply please fully complete the application and submit evidence based examples to demonstrate your knowledge/skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.

Important Information regarding Interviews
All applicants must ensure that they have a suitable space to complete the virtual interview via MS Teams and ensure that Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video feeds to undertake the interview.

For information on this post please contact Hiring Manager, Barry McElwee by email at [email protected]

The Scottish Government is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know via [email protected]

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