Recruiter Profile - Transport Scotland

Transport Scotland is the national transport agency for Scotland.

Transport Scotland is an agency of the Scottish Government and is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers.

Transport Scotland works in partnership with private sector transport operators, local authorities and government. It also works closely with seven regional transport partnerships (RTPs) which take a strategic view of the transport needs of people and businesses in their region.

The agency was launched in January 2006 and is made up of six directorates. They are:
  Business Improvement
  Finance & Corporate Services
  Major Transport Infrastructure Projects (MTRIPS)
  Rail Delivery
  Strategy & Investment
  Trunk Roads: Network Management

The Scottish Government’s Transport Directorate remains responsible for:
  Coordinating the National Transport Strategy for Scotland
  Liaising with regional transport partnerships, including monitoring of funding
  Sustainable transport, road safety and accessibility
  Local roads policy and casework
  Aviation, bus, freight and taxi policy
  Ferries, ports and harbours

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/vacancies