Public Transport Inspector | Contractor Compliance

Job Description

Salary £28,142-£32,061 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Public Transport Inspector, Preston

– this role is not open to international sponsorship

Lancashire County Council's Public Transport Team forms part of the Passenger and Fleet Transport service of the authority. The team is responsible for contracted bus service provision and development, information, interchanges and bus stations, concessionary travel and rail developments working with varying partners. We pride ourselves on delivering the best services we can and we are now looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the team as a Public Transport Inspector, following the retirement of the current post holder.

If you have the drive and determination to take on this challenge and wish to contribute to the local community, making a difference to the people of Lancashire, we'd like to hear from you.

• Working as part of the team of four Public Transport Inspectors to monitor the provision of tendered local bus services and home to school/college services
• Monitor, raise and report contract compliance issues of our service providers, including safeguarding procedures, revenue protection issues and vehicle checks in partnership with both authority and DVSA colleagues
• Maintain and monitor bus stop/shelter infrastructure and customer facing information provision by utilising a range of practical, manual and procedural skills and knowledge, ensuring Health & Safety procedures are followed at all times, especially when working on the public highways
• It would be beneficial if the post holder has working knowledge of bus service operation, good navigation senses and the ability to work on their own initiative

For an informal discussion or any further information, please contact Andrew Glover and Ashley Weir on

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.