About the job Parking Enforcement Officer
Parking Enforcement Officer
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: The Royal Borough of Greenwich
Service Area: Parking Enforcement
Hours: 35 hours per week
Start Date: 17 September 2026
End Date: 17 March 2027
Duration: 26 weeks
Working Pattern
Monday to Friday
09:00 to 17:00
Location
The Woolwich Centre
Woolwich
Greater London
SE18 6HQ
Pay
PAYE Rate: £17.29 per hour
Sunday / Parity Rate: £29.39 per hour, where applicable
Job Overview
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a Parking Enforcement Officer to enforce Traffic Regulations for both on-street and off-street parking.
The role will involve patrolling parking places, controlled parking zones, designated bus routes and other areas, issuing Penalty Charge Notices where appropriate, maintaining records, reporting defects and dealing with members of the public.
Important – Please Read Carefully
Candidates must have parking enforcement experience.
Candidates must have experience of note taking or report writing.
Candidates must have experience dealing with the public, explaining services and providing information.
Candidates must have a clean driving licence and be prepared to sit the Council driving test.
Key Responsibilities
- Enforce parking regulations
- Patrol parking places
- Patrol CPZs
- Patrol bus routes
- Issue PCNs
- Check handheld equipment
- Maintain test records
- Inspect parking meters
- Inspect pay-and-display machines
- Report missing signs
- Report street defects
- Maintain pocket logs
- Record enforcement evidence
- Provide witness statements
- Assist public enquiries
- Report abandoned vehicles
- Use computerised systems
- Drive Council vehicles if required
- Follow safety procedures
Essential Experience & Skills
- Parking enforcement experience
- PCN experience
- Patrol experience
- Public-facing experience
- Note taking skills
- Report writing skills
- Evidence recording
- Handheld terminal experience
- Computerised systems
- Clear communication
- Customer service skills
- Attention to detail
- Procedure following
- Clean driving licence
- Council driving test readiness
Desirable
- Local authority experience
- CPZ enforcement
- Bus route enforcement
- School keep-clear enforcement
- Abandoned vehicle reporting
- Adjudicator case experience
- Parking enforcement training
- Council vehicle experience
Additional Information
Candidates must have a clean driving licence and be prepared to sit the Council driving test.
Candidates must have experience of parking enforcement, note taking or report writing, and dealing with the public.
Disclaimer
On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.
I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job Reference: RQ1783666
Screening Questions
- Parking enforcement experience?
- PCN/patrol experience?
- Public-facing experience?
- Note taking/report writing?
- Clean driving licence?
- Prepared for Council driving test?
Skills: Parking Enforcement, PCNs, Traffic Regulations, Controlled Parking Zones, Public Enquiries, Report Writing, Note Taking, Handheld Terminal, Driving Licence, Local Authority