Transport Services Manager

To manage and lead the transport team to prepare and deliver transport strategies and provide strategic transport input to wider Council policies and strategies.

To provide strategic and operational leadership, to ensure an effective and sustainable network of local bus and passenger services across Rutland are provided., Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

Your experience of planning and delivering high quality school, SEND and local bus transport services will lead Rutland into a new era of Demand Responsive Transport and streamlined school transport.

You will be a highly experienced transport operations professional with substantial leadership and managerial experience at a senior level. You will have considerable experience of leading, managing, developing and motivating your teams to achieve organisational goals.

Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland Council is the place you want to be. Our benefits go beyond the salary - being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice. As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you have the opportunity to spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop and engage.