Elaine Nicol
Road Maintenance Manager, North Lanarkshire CouncilElaine Nicol is the Road Maintenance Manager for North Lanarkshire Council. Qualified in Civil Engineering, Elaine has over 33 years’ experience in the industry with around 26 of those years being in local government. Predominately focused on all road maintenance activities, including winter maintenance, Elaine has experience in experience in running both client and contractor operations.
Having recently moved to North Lanarkshire Council 5 years ago, she is overseeing changes in all road maintenance practices which will support NLC’s Climate Plan – Action on Climate Together 2030. Elaine has worked closely with Amey throughout the development of the successful Live Labs Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads project, a joint programme delivered by the Department for Transport and ADEPT.
My Speaker Sessions
Wednesday 25 November 2026
Panel: Net Zero & Climate Adaptation - What's Actually Changing on the Ground
Scotland's roads sector faces real pressure to reduce carbon and adapt to increasingly severe weather. This panel takes a grounded look at what's genuinely changing in practice, not just in policy.
- What carbon reductions are being achieved and how
- Low-carbon procurement: How requirements are evolving and what suppliers need to deliver
- Whole-life carbon costing: How prioritisation tools that combine cost and carbon metrics are changing investment decisions on Scottish roads projects
- Low-cost net zero actions that local councils can implement now
