Technical Advisor - CI Roads Team

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January 28, 2026 (15 days left to apply) job requisition :
R10671
** Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
** At Scottish Water, our purpose is to support a flourishing Scotland by looking after Scotland’s 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
* * 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. You’ll be working as part of a larger team under the guidance of the CI Roads Specialist Team  this role, you’ll guide, advise, audit, and look after Scottish Water’s reputation on all things relating to our work on Scotland’s Roads.

You’ll 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 Water’s statutory obligations and business objectives, while promoting the team’s “Safer, Better, Greener” initiative.
** What you’ll do
** You’ll 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 Water’s Capital Programme.

You’ll 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 Water’s 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.

You’ll 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 you’ll need
** As you’ll be working with both internal and external stakeholders, you’ll 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…