Rutland County Council

Transport Services Manager
Permanent, full time – 37 hours per week
£54,976 - £58,977 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity for a passenger transport specialist with local bus and school transport experience to join Rutland County Council.

About you…
Your experience of planning and delivering high quality school, SEND and local bus transport services will lead Rutland into a new era of Demand Responsive Transport and streamlined school transport.

You will be a highly experienced transport operations professional with substantial leadership and managerial experience at a senior level. You will have considerable experience of leading, managing, developing and motivating your teams to achieve organisational goals.

About the role…
To manage and lead the transport team to prepare and deliver transport strategies and provide strategic transport input to wider Council policies and strategies.

To provide strategic and operational leadership, to ensure an effective and sustainable network of local bus and passenger services across Rutland are provided.

For more information about the role and what you will need to be successful, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing date: Sunday 12th January @ 23.59
Interviews will be held on Friday 24th January

Please be advised this could be subject to change, in which case we will give appropriate notice.

We will be reviewing applications on a regular basis and inviting those who meet our essential person specification criteria to interview. If you’re interested in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply without delay.

To be successful in this role – you may have experience working in the following roles:

- Transport Operations Manager
- Home to School Transport Manager
- Integrated Transport Unit manager
- Fleet Manager.

Our offer to you:
Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland Council is the place you want to be. Our benefits go beyond the salary – being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice. As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you have the opportunity to spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop and engage.

Find out more:
To learn more about working with us visit https://jobs.rutland.gov.uk or if you have any queries about this role please contact Neil Cowper, Interim Head of Highways and Transport on 01572 720926 or at [email protected] 

How to apply:
Click on the apply button which will redirect you to the Jobs Go Public (JGP site) where we handle all our vacancies. If you already have a JGP account you will be asked to login, or alternatively if you don’t have an account, you will be guided through the set up process. Access to an account is necessary, as all updates regarding your application will be sent via the JGP site to the email you have used to register.

If you are experiencing problems or have any queries about the application process, please call us on 01572 758291 or email us at [email protected] 

Please be aware that in the event of a high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date.

All recruitment correspondence, including interview details, will be sent out via email from the Jobs Go Public site. If you require documentation/correspondence in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team.

Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

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