Deputy Head, Traffic and Technology Division

Government Recruitment Service; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Deputy Head for the Traffic and Technology Division in Birmingham. You will lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams while upholding an inclusive culture and delivering high-impact transport policy initiatives.

The role involves deputising for the Deputy Director, shaping parking regulation, Blue Badge policy, pavement parking solutions, and the National Parking Platform, in a fast-paced, ministerially scrutinised environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex policy, regulatory, or legislative programmes with multi-stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to operate in a high-scrutiny environment with ministers and MPs.
• Proven track record of building inclusive, high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Deputy Director and be part of the leadership team.
• Lead policy areas such as parking regulation and Blue Badge policy.
• Address pavement parking and lead the Blue Badge Scheme.
• Oversee the National Parking Platform and related initiatives.
• Develop and support line management in line with Civil Service standards.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Policy leadership

Job description

Deputy Head, Traffic and Technology Division

Can you lead and motivate high-performing, multidisciplinary teams while fostering an inclusive and supportive culture?

Have you led a complex policy, regulatory or legislative programme that required engagement with multiple stakeholders?

Are you comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with a high level of ministerial and public scrutiny?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

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 and 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 DfTc Policy

The Deputy Head, Traffic & Technology Division is a varied and challenging role at the heart of reforming the way our roads work and addressing the issues the issues that matter to everyday road users. The issues the division handles are always high up in ministers’ and MPs’ priorities requiring extensive engagement with ministers on challenging issues like street works (utilities digging up the road), street design and parking. Ministers are keen to support the sector to innovate in these areas and developing and delivering on ambitious but practical ways to do this will be a core part of the role.

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

• Deputising for the Deputy Director and being part of the leadership team
• Leading a range of policy areas, in particular relating to how parking and the Blue Badge scheme are regulated
• Addressing the long-standing issue of pavement parking
• Leading the Blue Badge Scheme
• Overseeing DfT’s role in relation to the National Parking Platform

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards.

Flexible resourcing

Colleagues are expected to work with a degree of flexibility, meaning responsibilities may change to support priority delivery.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile which 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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Deputy Head, Traffic and Technology Division

Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £72,281 to £72,281 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Birmingham Job type: Permanent Posting date: 21 Oct 2026 Closing date: 8 Nov 2026

Summary

Can you lead and motivate high-performing, multidisciplinary teams while fostering an inclusive and supportive culture?

Have you led a complex policy, regulatory or legislative programme that required engagement with multiple stakeholders?

Are you comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with a high level of ministerial and public scrutiny?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

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 and 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 DfTc Policy

The Deputy Head, Traffic & Technology Division is a varied and challenging role at the heart of reforming the way our roads work and addressing the issues the issues that matter to everyday road users. The issues the division handles are always high up in ministers’ and MPs’ priorities requiring extensive engagement with ministers on challenging issues like street works (utilities digging up the road), street design and parking. Ministers are keen to support the sector to innovate in these areas and developing and delivering on ambitious but practical ways to do this will be a core part of the role.

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

• Deputising for the Deputy Director and being part of the leadership team
• Leading a range of policy areas, in particular relating to how parking and the Blue Badge scheme are regulated
• Addressing the long-standing issue of pavement parking
• Leading the Blue Badge Scheme
• Overseeing DfT’s role in relation to the National Parking Platform

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards.

Flexible resourcing

Colleagues are expected to work with a degree of flexibility, meaning responsibilities may change to support priority delivery.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile which 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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer schemeAbout Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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