Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity within the Strategic Transport Team for a Network and Infrastructure Officer. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to support the Council’s work in planning, maintaining, and improving public transport across the borough and helping us to deliver schemes with our Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). This role will play a key part in supporting the day-to-day operation of public transport infrastructure and information at bus stops facilities on the highway network including Chester Bus Interchange, Park & Ride sites, and Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange. In addition to this, the team is responsible for delivering Chester Park & Ride service which complements the local bus services in Chester. Accuracy, responsiveness, and excellent service are essential to ensuring customers, operators, and partners receive reliable public transport information and high-quality infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have: Experience working in a transport-related environment An understanding of the importance of accessible, reliable public transport and high-quality information Good IT skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications Motivation, flexibility, and the ability to work independently Confidence to identify and report highway defects or access issues that could impact public transport users Strong written and verbal communication skills This is an agile role, working from various locations but with a central base at Chester HQ. Daily work involves regular travel across the borough to repair infrastructure, install diversion notices on bus routes, and update information at bus stops, sometimes at short notice. A full, clean driving licence is essential. Internal candidates: If you wish to apply on a secondment basis, you must seek approval from your line manager before submitting your application. In your application, please ensure you demonstrate how you meet the Council’s core competencies: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money, and Empowerment. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Phill Leach, Public Transport Planner - 01244 973841 Lynne McKie, Principal Transport Planner: Bus Strategy and Delivery 01244 973841 Or alternatively, please email BusStopInfrastructure@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk and in the subject heading state Network and Infrastructure Officer - vacancy inquiry. To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £13.45 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.