Transport Officer (Parking Controls)
Waverley Court
Salary: £40,501 - £47,639
Hours: 36 per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Network Management and Enforcement for the permanent appointment of a performance driven Transport Officer within the Council's Parking Control's team to support the delivery and maintenance of a wide range of parking management schemes aimed at improving safety, reducing congestion and providing parking opportunities for a range of road users. Fulfilling a key role within the Parking and Traffic Regulation service area, the successful candidate will be highly motivated and enthusiastic and will be able to progress a challenging and varied workload.
The Parking Control's team are responsible for managing requests for significant numbers of new Yellow Line restrictions from across the city and managing the Council's Disabled Persons Parking Places and Access Protection Marking services. The Parking Control's team also have responsibility for progressing amendments to the existing Controlled Parking Zones as well as the Strategic Review of Parking, which provides the foundation for considering new Controlled Parking Zones across the city.
Although the successful candidate will be expected to work to support all of the services, this role will have a particular focus on the Council's Strategic Review of Parking and requests for Parking Controls within the city. This will cover all aspects of Parking Control management, from overseeing the removal and implementation of new parking signage, road markings and other Parking Control's infrastructure as required. The post holder will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring works carried out by external contractors are completed to a high standard and will be expected to oversee customer and stakeholder communications.
The post holder will be expected to prepare briefing notes and committee reports on parking control matters, as required by elected members and the Senior Transport Team Leader.
The successful candidate should have experience of leading teams and/or projects. They will be able to maintain high levels of accuracy, and to balance competing priorities in order to meet challenging deadlines. They will also have excellent written and verbal skills and will be experienced in successfully managing and resolving sometimes difficult customer interactions.
If you think you have the necessary skills, we would love to hear from you.
For more information on this role please see our website or contact Paul.Bathgate@edinburgh.gov.uk .
The role offers an excellent pension package and leave entitlement.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
This position is subject to Basic Disclosure check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
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As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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