Transport Co-ordination Manager

Salary: £69,551 to £73,912 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time - 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Location: Based at Northleigh/County Hall, Chichester with hybrid working

Do you have excellent people management skills?
Do you have experience in the transport field?
Do you enjoy working with people and managing multiple stakeholders?
Can you manage a large budget?

If so, then you might be exactly what the Highways Transport and Planning are looking for in a Transport Co-ordination Group Manager. This is an exciting role which reports to the Head of Transport and Network Operations with direct responsibility for delivering transport strategies and services, ensuring resources are in place, compliance with legislation and delivering the Council's ambitions in an efficient and effective way. You will be expected to lead from the front, driving operational excellence and leading change where needed.

Working with the private and charity sectors, the group arranges for and delivers transportation of thousands of children daily as well as arranging travel for vulnerable adults. Part of this is delivered through an internal service with over 150 fleet vehicles and 400 staff so the ability to manage and lead a large service team is imperative. The group also oversees our support for public transport including supporting the bus network, developing and implementing bus service and infrastructure improvements, community transport and concessionary travel.

Leading and managing multiple teams, developing and implementing appropriate strategies and policies and being able to operate with high political awareness and influencing skills are necessary attributes to succeed in this role.

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do. Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will be responsible for the overall achievement of the service, ensuring that directorate and corporate objectives are achieved whilst leading the area to deliver their main goal of passenger transport.

You will be responsible for the teams that make up Transport Co-ordination and will need to lead, motivate and influence the teams to ensure that the service is delivered. You will also have direct responsibility for a budget and spend of more than £35 million.

Effective communication within the team, as well as developing and maintaining effective relationships with both internal colleagues and external partners is a big part of the role. It will also be important for you to ensure that political and strategic impacts are reviewed and part of the decision-making process. This is particularly important given the transition locally to create a Sussex wide mayoral combined authority.

About you

To be successful in this role, some of the key skills and experience required include:

• Demonstrating significant experience of making sound decisions and problem solving whilst ensuring awareness of the bigger service impact and the political/strategic impact of these decisions is vital.
• Providing detailed expert, technical and management advice and being able to challenge ways of working to improve service and delivery.
• Effective Research and Planning skills to support problem solving and creation of solutions.
• Highly effective communication skills enabling you to persuade, influence and negotiate on challenging or sensitive topics to a wide range of stakeholders and partners.
• Excellent people and performance management skills to ensure objectives and timescales are set, reviewed and delivered in accordance with plans and policies.
• Ability and experience of leading teams and inspiring them to deliver an outstanding service is essential.
• Experience of managing a budget and decision making in relation to high level spending.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

About us

The Transport Co-ordination Group is responsible for arranging diverse passenger transport to the residents of West Sussex. The group delivers home to school transport, vulnerable adults day service trips, bus services, community transport, the School Crossing Patrol service and provides concessionary schemes for free bus travel for older and disabled adults alongside reduced rates for younger people in the community. The team is made up of over 400 staff who ensure these services are delivered daily to the people in the community.

The team also takes a leading role in the West Sussex Enhanced Partnership, where they work with Bus companies and transport providers to deliver the bus improvement plan, which improves services for local residents and visitors to West Sussex.

Further information

The reference number for this role is EIE01468.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter which should be no more than 2 sides of A4. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

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