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SalaryWe have an exciting opportunity in our Fleet Team for a Transport Enforcement Officer based at our Waterside Depot to cover the hours of 07:30 to 15:30 with a 30 minutes lunch break.
Your next role
The Transport Enforcement team play a vital role in supporting all service areas within Swindon Borough Council which include
- Ensuring compliance with regard to the terms of the goods vehicle operator’s licence
- This includes vehicle maintenance and driver compliance
- Arranging driving assessments and induction/familiarisation training
- Accurate data input into the fleet systems with regard to all fleet vehicles and drivers
- Arranging ad hoc vehicle and driver spot checks
- Coordinating the driver CPC programme
- Assisting with the speeding enforcement process to include speed awareness coaching and training
- Assisting with the weight monitoring process
- Supervising the driver drink and drug testing programme
- Producing fleet data to support the compliance and fleet manager collating key performance indicators
- To cover other roles within the Fleet Department as required.
A good knowledge of Transport Legislation is required and to hold a Transport Managers CPC or be prepared to obtain this through our training scheme within the first 12 months of employment.
If required to be added by name to the Goods Vehicle Operators Licence.
Some driving experience and a Category C LGV licence is preferred but not essential.
Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information about the role please contact Ian McKinnon, Compliance & Fleet Manager, email imckinnon@swindon.gov.uk
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk
