Transport Delivery Assistant - EVI

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is offering a full-time Transport Delivery Assistant role within the Transport Delivery Team on a fixed-term contract or secondment until 31 March 2029. You will provide technical and administrative support to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure team and other transport delivery areas.

Reporting to the Principal Transport Delivery Project Manager, you will handle enquiries, maintain records, raise purchase orders, and contribute to reports for the EVI Working Group.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with customers and stakeholders
• Good IT skills including Microsoft applications
• Understanding of financial and budget management
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Creative and practical approach to solving problems
• Commitment to delivering excellent services and continuous improvement for Portsmouth residents

Responsibilities

• Respond to and investigate enquiries and complaints from residents, councillors and other stakeholders
• Provide administrative and technical support to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure team
• Liaise with internal teams to support a coordinated approach to transport projects and consultations
• Assist with Traffic Regulation Order and Land Charges information when required
• Support the preparation of reports and information for the EVI Working Group
• Raise purchase orders, process invoices and complete other administrative tasks
• Ensure work complies with relevant council procedures, policies and professional standards

Skills

Communication skills

Numerical skills

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for a full-time Transport Delivery Assistant to join our Transport Delivery Team on a fixed-term contract or secondment until 31 March 2029. You will provide technical and administrative support, primarily to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure team, while occasionally supporting other areas of transport delivery.

Your new role

Reporting to the Principal Transport Delivery Project Manager, you will help support the day-to-day delivery of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure programme. Your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to and investigating enquiries and complaints from residents, councillors and other stakeholders
• Providing administrative and technical support to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure team
• Liaising with internal teams to support a coordinated approach to transport projects and consultations
• Assisting with Traffic Regulation Order and Land Charges information when required
• Supporting the preparation of reports and information for the EVI Working Group
• Raising purchase orders, processing invoices and completing other administrative tasks
• Ensuring work complies with relevant council procedures, policies and professional standards

Who is the person summary:

You will be organised, proactive and customer-focused, with strong communication, numerical and IT skills. You will have experience of providing advice and guidance, building effective working relationships and managing competing priorities.

You should also have:

• Experience of working with customers and stakeholders
• Good general IT skills, including experience of Microsoft applications
• An understanding of financial and budget management
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A creative and practical approach to solving problems
• A commitment to delivering excellent services and continuous improvement for Portsmouth residents

For full details of the role please review the job profile attached below.

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focused. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Additional Information

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post. We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 2 days a week (pro rata for part time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs. /This role is based 5 days per week in the Civic Offices/other office, please ensure you can fulfil this prior to submitting your application.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Our recruitment process

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More in Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.