Public Transport Technician

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 25191 - 25590 per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 22nd February 2026

Interview Date(s): Proposed for W/C 9th March 2026 (subject to change)

We are looking to recruit 2 full time Public Transport Technicians to join the Sustainable Travel Team. These roles will support the delivery of improvements to public transport in the county.

Leicestershire has a good commercial bus network complemented by local bus services tendered by the Sustainable Travel Team including FoxConnect and taxi-based demand responsive transport services. Additional government funding will further support improvements to public transport information and infrastructure.

About the Role

A key part of this role is to carry out a range of administrative tasks along with maintaining and monitoring bus stop infrastructure and public transport information provision.

This role requires working independently in a lone working environment. Many of the tasks involve outdoor working and in all weather conditions. The successful post holder will be provided with a vehicle to undertake the duties of this post and will be required to conduct daily checks and inspections to ensure it is kept in a roadworthy condition. The postholder will need to comply with all Health and Safety legislation safe systems of work risk assessments traffic management requirements to ensure personal safety and that of the general public and colleagues.

Main Duties

• Install and display roadside public transport information - install new flags cases and town boards to poles and lamp columns and insert displays as relevant and replace/repair existing facilities such as perspex front sheets and information displays.
• To audit and inspect bus stops facilities including bus stop flags shelters hard standing and timetable cases.
• Input and update information gathered into databases and spreadsheets.
• Assist with the collection manipulation and analysis of bus service data as required.
• Assist in the preparation and production of roadside publicity materials such as notices timetables and waysides.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Qualifications - Have NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) or English and Maths GCSE at Grade A-C or equivalent ORhave demonstrable work experience in a public facing environment
• Hold a valid full driving licence
• Have experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel or equivalent packages sufficient to input and organise data. Good numerical and attention to detail ability.
• Have experience of using manual and power tools e.g. drills metal banding equipment to secure bus stop flags. Need to be physically able to meet mobility-related duties e.g. fixing timetable cases and flags to poles; lifting equipment such as display cases.
• Have good awareness of Health & Safety issues and processes relevant to highway working. Must be willing to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and use other safety equipment.
• To be self-motivated able to work with minimal supervision and a demonstrable ability to use own initiative. Ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
• Have good geographical knowledge of the County. Ability to work flexibly which may involve out of hours working.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Richard Briggs

Sustainable Travel Assistant Manager

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How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements of the supporting statement should beno longer than 500 words.

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

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