About the role
As a Transport Officer, you will help ensure safe, reliable and cost‑effective transport arrangements for children, young people and adults. You’ll assess needs, plan suitable transport solutions and work closely with families, schools, colleagues and transport providers.
Responsibilities
* Plan and organise transport allocations within agreed timescales and standards.
* Assess transport needs and complete route optimisation and contract adjustments.
* Analyse and record route, financial and contract data accurately.
* Provide clear advice to stakeholders and respond to enquiries and complaints.
* Prepare assessments, contract documents and support tender processes.
* Monitor supplier performance and resolve issues where required.
* Contribute to project work and share knowledge to support team development.
Our Communities Directorate
Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of key customer‑facing services that residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day.
Services we deliver
* Collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
* Maintaining roads, Rights of Way network and parking
* Ensuring the delivery of school transport and supporting sustainable travel, including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
* Managing Country Parks
* Leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, and developing our Cultural Strategy
* Licensing, Environmental Health and Trading Standards
* Cemeteries and Crematoria
Qualifications
* Experience in a fast‑paced high‑demand transport service area, preferably in the public sector.
* Ability to understand and correctly apply policies to case‑work decision making.
* Excellent communication skills to work with stakeholders, including parents, schools and council colleagues.
* Experience managing contracts delivered by outside contractors.
* Ability to analyse operational issues and deliver timely solutions.
Benefits
* A fair and inclusive culture.
* The chance to really make a difference to those around you.
* Health and well‑being initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops.
* A unified voice through our Employee Representative Group.
* Ongoing support and opportunities to develop and progress in your career.
* Opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events.
* Flexible working arrangements that support a productive and happy workforce.
* Discounts on cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment into the Pension Scheme.
* Membership to Costco, discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and more.
Due to increased transport planning workload before the start of a new academic year, the role has a leave embargo from early August through to the middle of September, during which time leave cannot be taken.
Interview date: Week commencing 20 April. Interview‑type/process: MS TEAMS; a short capability test will be held as part of the interview. If you would like to have an informal conversation with the recruiting manager, please contact Neil Beswick: neil.beswick@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
* All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering, please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace.
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