Transport Officer - Council Headquaters

Job Details

Grade: 5A

Hourly Rate: £14.24 - £15.41

Salary: £26,004.58 - £28,139.83 per annum

Hours: 35

Contract Duration: Permanent

Please note Interviews will be held on Wednesday 11th March with anticipated start date early April 2026.

Role Purpose

We are seeking a skilled Transport Officer to support the planning, coordination and delivery of high quality transport services across the Scottish Borders. Working closely with the Senior Transport Officer, you will help deliver safe, efficient and customer focused school transport and other contracted services, ensuring compliance with Council policies and health and safety requirements. The role involves developing and monitoring performance standards, supporting complex and emergency transport solutions, managing service disruptions, and helping to achieve best value across Education and Social Work transport contracts. You will also contribute to continuous improvement, build effective relationships with internal teams and external partners, and take part in an out of hours rota to ensure timely communication during service disruptions. This is a varied and operational role requiring strong organisational skills, technical knowledge and a collaborative approach to delivering reliable transport solutions

Essential

Educated to SVQ LEVEL 6 Business Management or equivalent OR relevant industry experience, knowledge and skills necessary to undertake the role

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post. * If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Nicola Laing by telephone on 01835 826558 or by email at Nicola.Laing@scotborders.gov.uk.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to providing support for Armed Forces Veterans. Showing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, the Council guarantees an interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.