Transportation Officer in Stockport

We are looking for an officer to join us in the Traffic Management Team. The successful applicant will assist with the delivery of the Council's statutory duties under the Highways Act 1980, New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and Traffic Management Act 2004. Responsibilities will mainly revolve around managing permit applications to undertake works on the public highway through administration of the Greater Manchester Road Activity Permit Scheme. This will include assessment of temporary traffic management proposals, preparation of temporary traffic regulation orders, processing private street works applications and any other licensable activity on the public highway, and will involve site visits. The post holder will be expected to work closely with Councillors, residents and other key stakeholders.

Candidates will ideally come with experience of a Highways & Transportation or Utilities background. You will need to have good communication skills to cope with the high level of customer interaction. Proficiency in Microsoft office suite is essential, and you will be able to confidently adapt to using job specific computer systems, for example Streetmanager, Aurora, QGIS. As you will be expected to undertake site visits, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle would be advantageous.

Within this role there will be opportunities to develop your own skills in a fast paced and varied environment. The Streetworks team perform a variety of tasks to co-ordinate all works that take place on the public highway, to minimise disruption on Stockport’s Network whilst works for maintenance, upgrades and development are undertaken.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Susi Tait for an informal discussion about the role.

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce. We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.