Transport Development Officer

Reference: REQ
7283

Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent. Would you like to improve the transport system within Leicester? The Traffic Regulation Order Team develops and delivers strategies, policies, projects, and programmes to improve Leicester's transport network and environment. Our portfolio covers various aspects of transport network in the city, such as introduction of residential parking schemes, delivery of advisory disabled bays for residents and implementation of Static and Moving Traffic Regulation Orders.

Join us as a Transport Development Officer in our team of specialist officers to ensure parking restrictions around the city provide a more efficient and safer parking environment for all users. This is a permanent, full‑time position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You will have the flexibility to work from our main base at City Hall or from home depending on experience and team requirements.

This is a career graded post (LG Band 07 – LG Band 09). Appointment to a level will depend on the outcome of the selection process and experience of the successful candidate.

Region: Central

Location: City Hall

Salary: GBP 35,412 - GBP 46,142 Per Year

Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): GBP 62,918.92

Contractual hours: 37

You will help to devise, design, plan and deliver Static and Moving Traffic Regulation Orders such as single yellow line and double yellow line parking restrictions, introduction of one‑way systems and residents parking schemes around the city. This will involve conducting assessments of sites, analysing key data such as accident statistics, undertaking research on factors such as traffic flow, parking capacity, locations of parking bays and junction protection requirements.

Using specialist software such as Park Map and AutoCAD, you will design the proposals including signs and lining, undertake the TRO process, and oversee implementation. Once approved, you will work to produce detailed plans for the residents parking schemes and other parking restriction TROs with minimal supervision. You will be responsible for the management of schemes including conducting public consultations, press releases and correspondence with elected members.

With strong project management skills, you will be able to write reports, work to tight deadlines, and work as an individual and as part of a team to meet project objectives. You will have experience in using IT applications to produce letters, spreadsheets, reports, and presentations as well as be proficient in highway design packages such as AutoCAD. Using excellent communication, numerical and organisational skills you will be able to work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver projects with set deadlines and budgets.

Most importantly you will share our commitment to ensuring the Council’s transport policies are implemented and sustainable models of transport are promoted.

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You will enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We will also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities.

In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at the benefits calculator.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That is why we have designed our recruitment process to put you at ease; make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We will do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.