Senior Transport Officer - Newbury, United Kingdom - West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council

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Newbury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Vacancy Summary

Employer:
West Berkshire Council
Salary:
From £37,261 to £43,516 per annum (Grade J)
Location:
Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury
Contract:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full Time
Hours:
37 hours per week.
DBS Check:
No
Closing Date:
13/09/2023 at 23:59
Reference:
V5300

Vacancy Description

Transport Services are seeking a Senior Transport Officer in our Client Team to oversee our contracted passenger transport operations for Education and Social Care clients.

The Senior Transport Officer will manage a team of three Transport Officers and oversee the provision of passenger transport for 2,200 education and social care clients, across more than 100 contracts.

They will need to balance excellent customer service with delivering cost-effective, safe, legal, contracted operations.

They will undertake risk assessments, lead on safeguarding issues, review policy, implement efficiency improvements, ensure effective contract management and compliance and handle complaints/concerns.

Applicants should be educated to level 5 or have equivalent experience.

They should have detailed knowledge of transport legislation and procurement, have excellent communication skills, be able to work as part of a team, and manage their own workload.

They will have experience of working with vulnerable clients, managing contracts, budgets and scheduling and need strong IT skills.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:

Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of
Hybrid working wherever possible
Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
Generous Local Government pension scheme
Family friendly policies
A range of local discounts
Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years' service.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Danielle Amor, Principal Transport Officer on

Equal Opportunities
How to apply

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.