Transport Scheduling Officer

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Full-time 37 hours start times between 07:30 and 08:30 due to shift patterns

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £27,709 (Level one) rising to £28,896 (Level three) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Woolsthorpe Depot, Building 5 Woolsthorpe Depot Woolsthorpe Close Nottingham NG8 3JD

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

This role is provide support to the Passenger Transport Service in the provision of a range of commissioned transport services.

Assisting to ensure contract compliance for all commissioned transport provision, both internally and externally provided, preparing, specifications, schedules, routes and data necessary to commission transport related services and maintenance of routes throughout the year as and when they change with additional pupil referral requests.

The role also includes the processing travel pass applications, and personal travel budget milage contributions and parent contributions and associated administration tasks.

The role will help to prepare contracts, service agreements and specifications, including all procurement requirements regarding schedules, routes and other relevant data. Be responsible for the upkeep of digital database solutions and help to maintain service delivery and financial performance of all contracts commissioned.

This role will also be a point of contact for schools, external operators and parents in relation to travel queries.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good IT skills to provide data, spreadsheets and performance reporting
• Background of transport or key enablers to service delivery
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An understanding of Safeguarding and role of care services provided by the contract
• Experience in contract monitoring and compliance
• Ability to be creative, identify problems and work to create solutions

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Nicola Bird, by email at nicola.bird@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 4th November 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.