Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. At Scottish Water, our purpose is to support a flourishing Scotland by looking after Scotlandâs most precious natural resource, from source to tap. We keep Scotland supplied with world class water, as well as care for our environment every minute of every day. We are looking to recruit a Roads Technical Advisor in Inverness or Perth to join the Specialist Service Delivery, CI Roads Team (formerly the NRSWA Team) to support our Capital Programme, looking after the Northwest Area of Scotland. Youâll be working as part of a larger team under the guidance of the CI Roads Specialist Team Manager. In this role, youâll guide, advise, audit, and look after Scottish Waterâs reputation on all things relating to our work on Scotlandâs Roads. Youâll also assist in the coordination and planning of road works and play a leading role in getting access to the road network, balancing the expectations of our Stakeholders both internal and external. Your goal is to ensure these projects meet Scottish Waterâs statutory obligations and business objectives, while promoting the teamâs âSafer, Better, Greenerâ initiative. What youâll do Youâll enable the Capital Programme to progress with strong Stakeholder Management and by providing expert and timely advice and guidance to help ensure that our project teams can gain access to the road network across the Northwest of Scotland in the timescale and manner necessary to allow projects to successfully meet their objectives and contribute to the successful delivery of Scottish Waterâs Capital Programme. Youâll assist in identifying and evaluating risks and issues early in the project lifecycle and help by giving expert advice for solutions. An overview of the Traffic Management, type of reinstatement, and other engineering considerations will need to be evaluated to help de-risk projects. You will coordinate with to the Road Authorities and other Utilities throughout the planning construction and reinstatement stages to help ensure that we meet our procedural and statutory obligations to safely deliver quality work. A critical aspect of the role is for you develop and harness relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally to Scottish Water. It is a dynamic role where Continuous Improvement is a key factor for Scottish Waterâs success in delivering its programme in an efficient and affordable way and your insight and knowledge will play a key role in ensuring lessons are learnt for the benefit of the capital programme and wider business where appropriate. Youâll monitor and analyse the Scottish Road Works Register for various Road Authority Inspections and manage these accordingly. With help from the team and your line manager you will manage your work schedule and balance tasks according to importance, time, logistical considerations, and statutory obligation. You'll be looking after the North West Highlands, in practical terms, that's as far north as Wick, as far south as Fort William, as far West as the Inner Hebrides. You'll work with colleagues and partners to review site work, and you may occasionally need to travel to remote locations depending on business needs. What youâll need As youâll be working with both internal and external stakeholders, youâll need strong interpersonal and influencing skills, a dynamic mindset for problem-solving and understanding the wider picture, and confidence in your own communication and reporting skills. Experience with Civil Engineering Construction and in particular a working knowledge and understanding of Utility Road Works. Qualifications in this regard would be a real bonus, but we will commit to a training and development plan to fill any gaps. Thereâs a few ânice to haveâsâ that could help you along the âroadâ â Lean training (white/ yellow belt or equivalent), would be a distinct advantage. Skills in MS Word and Excel is essential, and Power BI would be a real bonus. Youâll need to have a full clean UK driving license. Ideally, you'll be based in Inverness, but we're al happy to consider if you're based in Perth. Looking out for you While the work we do is important, we know itâs not the only thing that matters. Thatâs why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance. This role is a Monday to Friday working pattern, but youâll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community. When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working. For your future, thereâs our pension (the âknow-what-youâll-get-when-you-retireâ kind), and life assurance. As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash â handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping. The not-so-small print⯠ â¯Â This role will be a Grade 5. If youâre new to Scottish Water, youâll join us on a starting salary of £32,650. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £38,610. If youâre interested in this role â or know someone else who might be - weâll be accepting applications until midnight on Tuesday 4th November. We operate Balanced Hybrid working at Scottish Water and we encourage people to work half their time in a Scottish Water location. Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party and must be completed before your start date. Donât worry - weâll only start these checks once youâve accepted an offer. A few final things worth knowing⦠ Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If youâre interested in this job, but donât tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So donât rule yourself out!  Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. Weâre very used to making adjustments, so please donât be afraid to ask.  As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, itâs important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you donât already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months. Please note, Scottish Water takes the safety, health and wellbeing of our employees, colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy. Finally (finally!), candidates who havenât submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You wonât need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted. Weâre here to help. Ask us anything a t SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk Â