Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 21 July 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 28 June 2026
Salary: FC9 £47,604.34 to £57,196.54
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Bankhead Depot, Glenrothes
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to apply | Job Fife section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .
Fife Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Lead Consultant (Roads Maintenance) to provide professional supervision, specialist guidance and operational leadership across our roads and street lighting maintenance team in North Fife. In this key role, you will help deliver a responsive, integrated service that meets customer requirements for roads and lighting repairs. You will also provide an emergency response service for roads, street lighting and flooding incidents, as well as oversee delivery of the winter service. Working closely with colleagues and partner teams both within and out with the service, you will co-ordinate activities to deliver a high-quality, best-value and customer-focused service.
In this varied and impactful role, you will:
Manage health, safety and welfare to ensure full compliance with all legislation, policies, procedures and instructions.
Extensive experience in roads and street lighting maintenance, winter services, and emergency response operations, including fleet requirements and fleet management, all delivered with a strong focus on customer needs (aligned with the How We Work Matters Framework).
