London Borough of Hounslow

Electric Vehicle Project Officer
Salary: £42,840 - £46,041 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time, 36 hours per week.
Location: Hybrid Working
Job Reference: R0006576

About us at Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community; we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team, as the council’s EV Project Officer. You’ll be involved in the delivery of more than 2,000 new charge points by 2026 as part of our EV Charging Strategy which is one of London’s most ambitious programmes.

The role will include procuring further operators, managing projects, communicating benefits to residents, liaising with stakeholders and working to evaluate project outcomes to inform next steps.

Reporting to the EV Programme Manager and working alongside a CAD Technician, you’ll be part of a team that is passionate about making a difference to our community. You will work closely with colleagues from across the team and wider division to deliver the project.

This is a great opportunity to further develop your experience in delivering EV infrastructure projects. In time, there will be scope for this role to broaden out to include other elements of our programme.

About the Team You’ll Be Working In
Exciting developments are underway in Hounslow. We are launching a major transformation programme to modernise our operations and reduce our carbon footprint. Our diverse team is discovering various ways to enhance our borough for residents and visitors alike. Reporting to the EV Programme Manager within the Programme & Strategy team, you will play a crucial role in delivering one of London’s most ambitious electric vehicle charging infrastructure programmes.

The Programme & Strategy team is part of the Transport & Parking division. This team is responsible for implementing several strategic transport projects, including the EV Programme, Kerbside Strategy, and Parking Strategy. These transformative projects are essential in achieving the Council’s Corporate Plan and transport goals.

Additionally, the team oversees a divisional Programme Management Office function that manages contracts and monitors performance across the division.

About You
If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:

1. You will have good knowledge and understanding of best practice in the planning and delivery of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This will include knowledge of Department for Transport, OZEV and Transport for London guidance and design requirements and their use in a highway environment. You will also have knowledge of the Council’s statutory duties when developing and designing transport projects, and the practical understanding of the requirements under The Construction Design and Management Regulations. This is a rapidly evolving sector and it will be important that we can respond to innovations in the field.
2. You will have a good track record of managing successful traffic, transport and/or parking improvements in an urban setting that are delivered on time and to budget. This means having a good working understanding of practical risk, financial and performance management techniques. You will have an ability to develop and deliver day to day work programmes/ projects with minimum supervision. Experience of drafting and consulting upon Traffic Management Orders is also desirable.
3. You will have developed excellent oral communication and stakeholder engagement skills. This means you have the ability to present information and projects for consideration clearly, concisely and persuasively to a wide range of audiences. You have an open and approachable manner that allows you to engage positively with colleagues, stakeholders, partners and residents to drive the delivery of projects successfully. You have a calm and clear approach to dealing with contentious and emotive issues and conflict to ensure the reputation of the team and Council is maintained. You will also have the ability to persuade others of the merits of a particular proposal required to achieve the service’s objectives.
4. You will have excellent written communication skills. This has been developed through experience in drafting reports and briefings for senior decisions makers, presenting these reports for consideration at appropriate meetings with minimal managerial oversight. You have an ability to summarise complex proposals into non-technical language and draft clear, concise and accurate reports. You have an ability to prepare detailed funding applications to access funding from a variety of external sources.
5. You will have excellent ICT skills. This includes experience of using Microsoft Office applications. MS Project, Parkmap, CAD and GIS skills are also desirable.

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

When Interviews Will Be Held and Who to Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 07773 186049

Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 12th August 2024.

Closing Date: 5^th August 2024

For further information and to apply, click here.