Strategic Traffic Officer


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£32,027 to £32,027 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Oct 2026
Closing date:	9 Nov 2026

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Summary

Can you spot trends in data and use your analytical skills to make a real impact?

Have you gained experience working with compliance, enforcement, or operator licensing activities?

Are you confident building relationships, influencing others, and communicating complex information clearly?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The team plays a key role in supporting DVSA’s roadside enforcement and compliance activities. Using a range of data sources, including ANPR systems and compliance information, the team identifies trends, assesses risk, and provides intelligence that helps target enforcement activity where it is needed most. Working closely with operational colleagues and stakeholders, the team delivers accurate analysis and reports to support informed decision-making, improve road safety, and promote compliance across the commercial vehicle industry. The department combines analytical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and innovative use of technology to help ensure fair, effective, and intelligence-led enforcement.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DVSA:

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To provide support as a central control point for all Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) / Weighing in Motion (WIMS) related activities.

Main areas of responsibility: to support DVSA enforcement teams and the Office of the Traffic Commissioner by the monitoring and the abstraction of data from the ANPR network for use in the effective targeting of the seriously and serially non-compliant by live monitoring and co-ordination and providing ANPR data and supporting evidence for identification of serious offences for both the vehicle and driver sides of the Agency.

Ensure the smooth running and effective use of equipment and data.

Provide a reporting and analysis service to the business that delivers information with insight and supports the planning and decision-making process.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Produce intelligence and evidential reports from ANPR data.

Monitor ANPR activity and identify high-risk locations.

Direct enforcement teams to target vehicles using digital radios.

Deliver accurate analysis, reporting, and business insights.

Provide support across Operations teams.

Escalate and help resolve technical issues.

Monitor ANPR usage and report concerns.

Coordinate activities and ensure objectives are delivered in line with DVSA procedures.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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