Transport Officer - Waverley Court

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is looking for a motivated Transport Officer to join their Strategic Transport Planning team in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will manage public realm projects and contribute to transport schemes aligned with the City Mobility Plan. Applicants should have a relevant degree and experience in project management, with strong communication skills necessary for effective stakeholder engagement. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and the chance to impact the city's transportation future.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support services

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing complex projects in a transport or infrastructure setting.
• Desirable: formal project management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Help deliver public realm and transport projects on the City Centre Transformation Strategy.
• Develop transport strategy, policies, and plans.
• Engage with stakeholders and manage relationships.

Skills

Project management experience

Knowledge of urban projects

Strong communication skills

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

Transport Officer Waverley Court

Salary: £39,129 - £46,023

Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

Would you like to join Edinburgh's Strategic Transport Planning and Delivery team to help in the configuration, development and implementation of the Council’s flagship public realm projects and public transport schemes.

Our programme is a major component of Edinburgh's City Mobility Plan 2021-2030 and its accompanying Capital Investment Programme. These aim to transform place and travel over the next decade to deliver a healthier, thriving, fairer and compact capital city, and a higher quality of life for all residents, as we transition to a zero-carbon future.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake this challenging but highly rewarding role. The role will be responsible for helping deliver public realm and transport projects as detailed in our City Centre Transformation Strategy and City Mobility Plan, therefore experience of project management is essential. The role will also help to develop transport strategy, policies and plans, therefore the candidate must have experience in Transport Planning and/or Urban Design.

The successful candidate should be educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or have experience of managing and delivering significantly complex projects in a challenging environment, preferably within a transport or infrastructure setting. It is also highly desirable that the applicant holds a formal project management qualification (eg Prince 2).

The candidate will be part of a team supporting the delivering public realm projects and public transports schemes projects. Projects include, George Street and First New Town, St Andrews Square and Bus Priority schemes. The projects generally follow the RIBA plan of work stages.

You should have:

• a relevant degree and relevant experience;
• project management experience, preferably involving delivery of similar projects; and
• knowledge of the issues, opportunities and problems associated with delivering urban based projects

It is also essential the post holder has strong communication skills and the ability to build key relationships, including those at senior management and Elected Member level. Essential Partnership working is critical to the role.

Further information on the minimum job requirements is provided in the attached Job Description.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

• Experience in a programme management or projects management office role, preferably within a transport or infrastructure setting with notable examples of delivering large scale complex projects
• Experience of successfully managing in a matrix management system working to ensure the effective achievement of service outcomes (Desirable)
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of working in accordance Scottish transport related legislation, such as the Road (Scotland) Act. (Desirable)
• Strong relationship development and management skills and ability to operate effectively with people at a much senior level in other organisations. (Desirable)

Knowledge, skills and understanding:

• Demonstrated ability in full life cycle project management of multiple complex projects including programme, budget and risk management.
• Well-developed problem solving and change management skills.
• Set relevant or equivalent service based principles for governance, risk management, probity, statutory requirement and best value.
• Successful partnership working and networking with stakeholders, e.g. citizens, community councils, business communities, government and public agencies.
• Knowledge of major legislative and other issues facing local government with a particular focus on achieving effective delivery of services at a time of significant change and financial challenges
• Ability to manage and procure external consultants and specialist contracts, ensuring compliance with standing orders, national legislation, guidance and codes of practice and secure best value and lowest risk for the Council. (Desirable)
• Ability to negotiate and resolve issues and disputes with consultants/contractors agreeing any final financial settlement within project programme and budget. (Desirable)
• Experience of configuring and supporting public consultation exercises. (Desirable)

Qualifications and training:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Recognised qualification in project management (Desirable)

Job specific requirements:

• Communication skills and being able to work effectively with stakeholders.
• Transport infrastructure, public realm or urban design experience (Desirable)

About Us

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

About Us:

Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.

Our Culture:

Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.

We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.

Happy to talk flexible working.

Colleague Support and Wellbeing

As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.

We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.

We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.

Reasonable Adjustments:

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.

Job Info

• Job Identification 12886
• Job Category Project Management
• Posting Date 12/19/2025, 02:38 PM
• Apply Before 01/02/2026, 11:55 PM
• Degree Level SCQF 9 - SVQ 4, Degree (Ordinary), Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Waverley Court
• Contract Type Permanent
• Annual Working Duration 52 Weeks