Transport Officer

Interim Transport Officer
Location: Leicestershire Area – Glenfield
Duration: Until end of September 2025 (initially)
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Rate: £17.77 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35)
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (onsite once every fortnight)

About the Role:

Venn Group is currently supporting a local authority in the Leicestershire area with the recruitment of an Interim Transport Officer. This vital role supports the coordination of school transport services.

The successful candidate will play a key role in planning, organising, and managing daily transport operations

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure the effective and efficient planning and procurement of passenger transport services both manually and using available ICT systems
• Deliver a programme of efficiency reviews of other aspects of the service, including the purchase of season tickets and the provision of transport for ‘fare paying’ passengers
• Assist with liaison and notification of current standards with/to in-house fleet management and to external contractors
• Assist with guidance on the usage, maintenance and record management of Service Responsibilities specialist equipment for carriage of passengers on contracted services
• Ensure vehicles are properly licensed and insured appropriately by the contractor, maintaining administrative procedures as appropriate
• To assist with the provision of training courses for Clients, Contractor, Private Hire Operators and internal staff as required
• To co-ordinate inspections of contract time-keeping, contract operation and other matters relevant to the County’s duties in respect of passenger transport
• Maintain up to date and accurate records, including control and maintenance of the Transport Databases and all Transport related manual systems and the provision of timely and accurate Management Information
• To assist in developing/maintaining business processes
• To assist in the effective organisation of transport activities and vehicles, including the planning of the annual review and re-allocation of school transport in the period leading up to each autumn term as required
• To assist in the development and collection of data and statistics relating to all passenger services
• To communicate effectively with colleagues, stakeholders and service users and their representatives when required, written and verbally, including complaints

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Strong administrative and data management skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and Outlook)
• Previous experience within a transport organisation is desirable
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, especially via email
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail

If this is of interest, please apply!