The Traffic Regulation Order Team develop and deliver 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 Traffic Regulation Orders. The council policy is to help disabled residents with Blue Badges who have problems parking near their home, and to allow for parking bays which are specifically marked out to enable parking.
Join us as a specialist in providing advisory disabled bays for residents and delivering Traffic Regulation Orders covering the whole of the city. Technically astute you’ll have administrative background able to support highway related projects. This is a permanent, full-time position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You’ll 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 05 – LG Band 07). Appointment to a level will depend on the outcome of the selection process and experience of the successful candidate. We would consider candidates who would like to undertake a secondment for a period of a year.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll manage and assist in implementation of advisory disabled bays, transport projects, especially those which bring an improvement in transport and reduction of parking related issues. You will deal with advisory disabled bays applications, respond to customer queries, maintain and update databases, and undertake site visits. Following training, you will mark out advisory disabled bays on highways. You will work on Traffic Regulation Orders, varying in size and complexity, carrying out procurement exercises to engage construction contractors and relevant design consultants.
What you’ll need
With project management skills, you will be able to write reports, work to tight deadlines and work as part of a team to meet objectives. Proficient in using IT applications, you will be able to produce letters, spreadsheets, reports, and presentations as well as understand computer design software such as AutoCAD. Using excellent communication, numerical and organisational skills, you will be able to work collaboratively with colleagues, external and internal stakeholders to deliver projects within set deadlines and to budget. By undertaking surveying activities in connection with design preparation and setting out works for construction, you will be able to undertake site supervision. Most importantly you will share our commitment to ensuring the Council’s delivery of advisory disabled bays to residents of Leicester and transport related projects, including implementing of TROs.
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve transport for the citizens of 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’ll 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:
- generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working
- We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities
- Childcare vouchers
- Discounts on city buses and trains
- Help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate
For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re 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’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.
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