Transport Planner - Summer Placement

Transport Planner - Summer Placement Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Government
Full Time Glasgow, Scotland 22182 - 24488 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Details

Reference number

286456

Salary

£22,182 - £24,488

Job grade

Administrative Assistant
A3

Contract type

Temporary

Length of employment

12 weeks subject to start date

Business area

Transport Scotland

Type of role

Engineering

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Glasgow

About the job

Job summary

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 Transport Planning, 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.

Job description

he 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

Person specification

Candidates must demonstrate that they are working towards a degree in Transport Planning, or closely related subject 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.

Benefits

  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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]


As part of any recruitment process, Scottish Government and associated public bodies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants and applicants for public appointments.

Personal information you provide in the recruitment process will be made available to Scottish Government and our additional data processors.


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Recruitment team

Further information

https://core-scottishgovernment.icims.com/jobs/6093/transport-planner-summer-placement/job?mode=view

Transport Planner - Summer Placement
Scottish Government

www.gov.scot
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nicola Sturgeon
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
1885
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