Permanent
Personalised Transport Manager
Personalised Transport Manager – Ref:TS/T20
Grade L £41,216 per annum
Location: Leeds City Centre (currently working remotely)
Permanent full time 37 hours per week
Closing date: Sunday 21st February 2021
West Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking to appoint a Personalised Transport Manager in our Transport Operations Directorate within our Mobility Services Team. You will lead our Door to Door, Special Educational Needs (SEN), and Monitoring teams who are people and community focussed and deliver fantastic customer service and service delivery across the region.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and resilient manager, with strong people skills who is solutions focussed, and who can build on the successes of the team and take them forward.
If you are up for a challenge and want to make a positive difference to our people and our community, we would like to hear from you.
It is an exciting time to join the Combined Authority, as during 2021 we will become a Mayoral Combined Authority, and a £1.8bn devolution deal has been secured for West Yorkshire as part of this.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Mobility Services, your key responsibilities will include:
• Management control and co-ordination for the Door to Door and Special Educational Needs (SEN) Transport team and Monitoring team in line with Combined Authority’s corporate policies and procedures
• Responsible for strategy development and driving change to create greater efficiencies in the Door to Door and SEN Transport teams.
• The development of the Monitoring team
Please read the Role Profile provided for more information about the role and responsibilities.
About you
You will have the following key skills, attributes and experience but not be limited to:
• Practical experience of successfully leading teams in this environment
• Holds a Transport degree, professional qualification or relevant demonstrable practical experience in SEN or Door to Door (AccessBus) type services
• Experience with passenger transport legislation and contract management
• Strong influencing and conflict resolution skills and the ability to apply them building and leading a successful team
• Financial and analytical skills regarding budgets
• Good communication and IT skills
Our offer
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:
• 28 Days Holiday plus bank holidays
• Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme,
• Free Travel on rail and buses with the M-Card,
• Flexible Working
Applicants are advised that the Combined Authority is currently in consultation with employees and Trade Unions to review the Terms and Conditions of Employment and Staff Benefits.
The detail of the proposals for change, will be discussed with the successful candidate at the point of offer.
What next
Further Information
For further information about the role, please contact [email protected] by the 15th February. No agencies thank you.
Applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met.
The Combined Authority’s aim is to build a diverse and inclusive workforce that best represents our region.
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, race, gender, religion or beliefs, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.
We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements.
Candidates will be notified of invitation to interview by e-mail and interviews will be carried out either by phone or video interview using Microsoft teams.
Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases, on an annual basis.
Candidate information will be retained by the Combined Authority for six months unless you make a request for this to be deleted.