Operational Manager - Travel

Job Vacancy

An exciting opportunity has arisen to manage our Travel Team function which currently operates from Bonnyrigg Bus Garage. As a confident and experienced Bus Transport Manager with qualifications to match you will have responsibility to keep the home to school transport service moving delivered through a mix of internal staff and sub-contracted provision and liaise with bus service providers, approve timetable changes, and bus stop provision.

You will work closely with the Workshop Operational Manager to ensure that all the Council obligations and duties for fleet and driver management are discharged and be eligible to be added to the DVSA Operator Licence.

The service is going through a period of change which requires an agile leader with good people and IT skills to take staff on the journey. This is a high-profile position with regular scrutiny from the public and elected members which requires good communications skills and a resilient personality.

Midlothian is the fastest growing local authority area in Scotland with ambitions to match so if you want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

The position comes with access to Lothian Pension Scheme with a typical 22% employer contribution equivalent to around £9,300 per annum.   

CLOSING DATE - 12th November 2023

INTERVIEW DATE - WEEK BEGINNING 20th November 2023

Job Advert

Position Title:                    Operational Manager - Travel      

Directorate:                       Place

Working from Home:       No     

Location:                           Bonnyrigg Garage            

Contract Status:                Permanent

Hours of Work:                  36 hours per week

Working Pattern:                Mon-Fri        

Weeks per year:                52 weeks per year

Based on you working 36 hours over 52 weeks per year the minimum actual salary for this position is £42,322.15 per annum (pay award pending).

Compliance with the mandatory Cabinet Office PSN (Public Sector Network) Code of Connection requires the Council to meet a baseline personal security standard. This requires completion of a disclosure check for all employees who can access official information. The fee for this PSN Disclosure check will be met by you. 

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to contact a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.