Support the Head of Service in strategic management and co-ordination for the delivery of Council Services that achieve best value and deliver an efficient, sustainable, safe and customer focussed service in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Ayrshire Roads Alliance Plan and the Community Plan and South Ayrshire our People our Place.
We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.
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This is a permanent full time post based within the Transport Service, 34 Main Road, Crookedholm.
The hours of work are 35 hours per week to be worked:
Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm (with a 50 minute unpaid lunch break daily) & Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm (with a 40 minute unpaid lunch break)
The full time salary of the post is between £75,785 - £82,828 per annum.
The workstyle for this post is ‘Flexible’ - 50-79% of time is office based. Able to work at different/ multiple work locations. Occasionally works at home, or another location 1-2 days per week, or directly home to external appointments. It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.
If your application is successful at the longleet stage, you will be required to attend a Virtual Assessment Centre on 25 August 2026. Candidates who are successful in the assessment process will be invited to a final interview on 2 October 2026. Please note that we are unable to change these dates.
To be considered for interview, candidates must demonstrate on the application that they meet all essential criteria of the attached job specification.
East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.
If you require further information please contact Jane Corrie at
Jane.Corrie@ayrshireroadsalliance.org
Strategic Manager (Transport & Fleet Management) - EAY12705 • Crookedholm, United Kingdom
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