Senior Officer - MTE & Systems

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 level 1 to £39,152 level 4 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Traffic & Flood Risk Management team within Traffic & Safety seeks to deliver an excellent customer focused service in an efficient, effective, and economic manner, with specific focus on managing moving traffic as part of the Council’s role as the Highway Authority.

The Senior Officer’s primary purpose is to support the Service Manager to deliver an excellent customer focused Moving Traffic Enforcement service whilst adhering to Corporate, Departmental and Government priorities.

We are looking for a proactive and efficient individual, who can put citizens and customers first and work with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They must also be organised and have excellent communication skills to ensure that the outputs of the service area are maintained to professional standards.

Please outline with examples in your application how you meet the person specification items marked “A” and give full examples how you meet the bullet points below.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• To undertake Moving Traffic Enforcement and Traffic Management activities in accordance with Departmental and Service Area processes to deliver the Council’s Transportation priorities. To ensure that activities comply with statutory obligations placed on the Authority by legislation and the financial regulations of the CityCouncil.
• To observe and record traffic (contraventions) using ANPR devices and other electronic equipment in accordance with Government legislation and all other enabling powers. To data process evidence packs.
• To produce and present supporting evidence at appeal hearings in relation to civil enforcement contraventions in accordance with government legislation and in line with guidance issued by the Traffic Penalty Tribunal (TPT) also known as the Adjudication Service.
• Monitor, maintain and fully understand enforcement software and equipment and report faults to the relevant parties when necessary. To keep up to date with current legislation and be responsible for amending Penalty Charge Notices and associated documentation as required including authorisation of proofs and printing.
• To assist in the design, processing and implementation of Traffic Regulation Orders related to Traffic Enforcement projects and provide visual monthly reports to ensure signs and lines legally comply with Traffic Regulation Orders. To prepare statistics and reports in respect Bus Lane Enforcement for the Service Manager, Head of Service and data collating officers from a variety of bespoke software packages.
• To liaise with other Traffic Management team members, Parking Regulation and Compliance, Civil Enforcement Officers, Highway Network Management, ANPR Software Providers, and other relevant council departments/sections on relevant matters ensuring good interpersonal relationships are developed and maintained.

You will be required to obtain an SIA license as part of this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Sue Thorpe, Service Manager, Traffic Management & Moving Traffic Enforcement, by email at susan.thorpe@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 31st July 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBA

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