Job Description

Organisation

Southampton City Council

Service Area

Transport & Planning

Job Location

Civic Centre

Contract Length

Permanent

Work Hours

Full time 37 hours per week

Salary

32,061 - 36,362 per annum

Special Requirements

DBS will be required for this role

Closing Date

14/10/2025

Job Reference

16076
and Person Specification
We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent role of Moving Traffic Enforcement Officer, to join Southampton City Council (SCC) in the Moving Traffic Enforcement Team.

About the Role:

This is a great opportunity to be part of the growing Moving Traffic Enforcement team to help support Highway safety and air quality around the City of Southampton. The role will also assist with the enforcement of moving traffic regulations, ensuring the efficient processing of contravention alerts, and supporting the administration of permits in line with established policies and procedures.

Some of your other duties will include:

Supporting the service and relevant teams across Southampton City Council to ensure statutory and best practice outcomes are achieved in relation to all aspects of administration in relation to Moving Traffic Enforcement. Being knowledgeable in all software used for administering the Moving traffic enforcement workload, including production of instructions and supporting those teams using the software across the Council. To provide excellent internal and external customer service across a range of channels (telephone, face to face and digital), ensuring that customer experiences are easy, effective and convenient.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

The successful candidate will need to have:

A Levels (or similar) education in relevant subjects, or equivalent experience. Highly skilled and confident with a range of different IT systems. Very experienced with Microsoft systems, specifically Excel. Experience of dealing with a range of complex /contentious issues. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Substantial experience of working in a complex and constantly changing work environment.

It would also be desirable if you had:

Knowledge of Moving traffic enforcement regulations and processes. Basic understanding of duties undertaken by a Highway Authority.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

W

hat we can offer you

Salary:

The salary band for this role is 32,061 - 36,362. The

starting salary is 32,061

with annual progression through the salary bands.



Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.


Excellent local government pension with 16.8% employer contribution Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution) Generous holiday 25-31 days, based on role and service Flexible working options (role-dependent) Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents Training and development, including coaching and mentoring Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

F

or further information on our benefits package please visit

Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Please note:

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the Moving Traffic Enforcement Officer, please contact Matthew Souter, MTE Manager via Matthew.souter@southampton.gov.uk

Recruitment contact details:

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk

Tel: 023 8083 4033

For more information about SCC please visit

Southampton City Council

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