North Northamptonshire Council

Job Title: Senior Public Transport Officer
Hours: 37.00
Salary: £37,261
Working Pattern: Permanent
Location: Sheerness House, 41 Meadow Road, Kettering
Closing date: 10 July 2023 at midnight

We are looking for an experienced public transport professional to join North Northamptonshire Council as our Senior Public Transport Officer. Sitting within the Highways & Transport service of our Place & Economy directorate, the role forms part of our Transport Strategy team. Working with our transport planning and sustainable transport officers, you will play a key role in developing and implementing plans to improve bus services for North Northamptonshire’s residents, including expanded services provision in our rural areas.

As one of our small public transport team, you will be play a key role in delivering our statutory duties and other priorities for public transport. You will help to deliver an improved bus network for North Northamptonshire by leading on specific elements of the delivery of our Enhanced Partnership with local bus operators, helping to draft an annual Bus Service Improvement Plan and contributing to the development of North Northamptonshire’s first Local Transport Plan. You will review commercial bus service registrations and prepare service specifications and contract documents for tendered services. You will manage the issue of concessionary bus passes and our Bus Real Time Passenger Information system and maintain the relationship with community transport operators. You will comment on planning applications for new developments form a public transport perspective, seeking appropriate public transport improvements.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will have a good knowledge of the bus industry from the local government perspective and of the statutory role of local authorities relating to bus services. Experience of commercial registrations, service tendering and responding to planning applications will be desirable as will knowledge of the rail industry.

We offer:
• A competitive salary
• A pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• Opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• Agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.

Our priorities are:
• Helping people live active fulfilled lives
• Caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
• Enabling a thriving and successful economy
• Leading on a green and sustainable environment
• Ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
• Providing modern public services

Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.

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