Deputy Head, Traffic and Technology Division - #2172547

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £72,281 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

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.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not 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

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Outstanding leadership skills with the ability to recruit, inspire, empower and motivate the best staff; build genuinely diverse and inclusive teams; and grow capability and resilience to deliver outcomes even when working under scrutiny or at a high pace.
• Excellent decision making with the ability to see the strategic connections between issues and recommend the right decisions in a political environment.
• Experience of leading complex policy, regulatory or legislative programmes, including balancing immediate operational pressures with long-term reform and implementation.
• Highly developed communication skills enabling you to influence with senior stakeholders and to deliver complex information clearly and concisely.
• A track record of driving delivery against demanding timescales, balancing resources over competing demands and proactively managing risks.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 8th November 2026