Transportation Officer (Sustainable Transport and Highways)
Stockport Council
Transportation Officer (Sustainable Transport and Highways)
Scale 5 - 6 (£28,598 - £33,699)
37 Hours, Full time
Temporary, up to 2 years
Hybrid - Stopford House, Stockport, requirement to be office-based for a minimum of 2 days per week and a need to be available for face-to-face meetings as the role demands.
Application Deadline: 14th August 2026, 11.59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 7th September 2026
Interview Date: 21st and 23rd September 2026
Interview Type: In Person
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Your Role
As a part of the Sustainable Transport and Highways Service you will participate in a wide range transport projects working closely with senior officers, councillors, developers, residents, businesses and other key stakeholders. Supporting the successful delivery of projects while acquiring skills and experience to support the team ongoing success.
Current areas of work include: electric vehicle charging projects, business case development, strategy and policy development, school street projects, transport scheme monitoring and evaluation, and scheme activation events.
About You
You will have:
- Knowledge of/or experience in contributing to the development of transport schemes
- A interest in transport policy and delivery
- A creative approach to problem-solving
- An organised, detail orientated approach to work and meeting deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, using a variety of media, with varied audiences, including members of the public.
- A professional approach, and the aptitude to work on your own initiative
- Desire to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of working successfully on multiple projects at the same time and managing competing priorities.
About Us
This role sits within the Strategy, Policy And Research Team of the Sustainable Transport and Highways Service. You’ll play an important part in our ambition to develop a transport network that is green, inclusive, resilient, and safe and helps to reduce air pollution and lower our overall carbon emissions. The teams areas of focus includes: GIS, Sustainable Transport, Public Rights of Way and Community Rail and we support the councils ambitious programme for growth and development. Working alongside experienced professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary department you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your skills.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Emily Brough on emily.brough@stockport.gov.uk; Tel: 01614744592 for an informal discussion about the role
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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.