Transport Officer - Waverley Court - 16097_1787151684
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,501 - £47,639 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH8 8BG |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 2 Sept 2026 |
Summary
Transport Officer
Waverley Court
Salary: £40,501 - £47,639
Hours: 36 per week
Our
Council priorities are to end poverty by 2030, become a net zero city, and enhance wellbeing and equalities for all. Our
City Plan 2030 project sets out challenging aims on quality of place, resilience to climate change, 20-minute neighbourhoods, net zero development and more. We are Scotland's busiest planning authority, handling over 3,000 applications a year in a city with internationally-valued built and natural heritage.
Our Planning service is continuing to be innovative to make the service fit for the future and be fully able to support the significant change Edinburgh faces in the years ahead. We are developing new ways of working and want to enhance our relationship with our customers and stakeholders.
We're a skilled, agile, multidisciplinary team of professionals working to create sustainable places where people can live their best lives.
We are looking for an individual to join our team as a Transport Officer within the Specialist Team, you will be committed to delivering an efficient, effective and customer-focused Planning service and delivering great places. The role covers transport input to a varied and challenging range and volume of planning cases, involvement with road construction consents, Quality Audits, stopping up orders, as well as strategy and policy work.
You will be contributing to change and improvement, and responsible for your own professional development.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page
Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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