London Borough of Hackney

Sustainable Transport Planner - Travel Planning
Job Number: HCAA02045
Service: Public Realm
DBS Required: No
Organisation Logo: Hackney Council
Agreement Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Contracted Hours: 36
SCP Range: £37,575 - £41,967 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sustainable Transport Planner to work on progressing a wide range of interesting projects at the forefront of transport planning and behaviour change. We are seeking applications for a Sustainable Transport Planner. The position will be a permanent role within our Smarter Travel Team.

The Smarter Travel Team delivers a range of projects and programmes focused on behaviour change towards more sustainable and active modes of travel. Our work includes implementing key elements of the Hackney Transport Strategy to target how people travel in particular to schools, commuting, residents of Hackney and travel for new developments.

For schools, change is achieved through continuing the successful delivery of the largest School Streets Programme of any local authority, developed to achieve behaviour change on the school run. We also progress school travel planning initiatives such as school travel plans, Travel for Life and Walk Once a Week. The team also assesses and monitors planning obligations relating to travel plans for key developments in the borough in order to promote sustainable and active travel.

The promotion of active travel continues as a theme through the development of Bike Around The Borough, which is a record holding mass ride for school children in the borough. The annual London Walking and Cycling Conference is held in partnership with the City of London Corporation to promote best practice by bringing together professionals, experts, academics, community groups and more to discuss transport planning developments.

In addition the team also delivers the Green Screens programme to reduce the impact of traffic pollution on school sites, and works with residents through targeting Hackney housing estates with smarter travel initiatives.

Therefore, we are looking for a Sustainable Transport Planner to work in our team to progress travel behaviour change projects and provide support and assistance in the implementation of the Hackney Transport Strategy and Climate Change Action Plan. You would be working on the following projects;

• Section 106 travel plan development, comments and monitoring. Working with developers and consultants to develop and progress section 106 travel plans for developments in Hackney. Undertake monitoring of these travel plans to ensure that developers meet the requirements of the section 106 relating to their travel plan obligations.
• School Travel Planning - development of school travel plan initiatives to promote sustainable travel on the school run and embed sustainable and active travel in schools . This will include Travel for Life, Walk Once A Week (WOW), promotion of cycling and walking.
• Completion of the Green Screens programme with schools in the borough to reduce pollution and improve air quality on school sites.
• School Streets Programme - supporting the school streets scheme through assisting with maintenance,exemptions and data collection, and linking school travel plan initiatives with school streets implementation.
• Smarter Travel on Estates - Development of schemes on estates in Hackney that encourage active and sustainable transport choices, engaging and working with other Council teams and estate stakeholders to deliver these schemes.
• The London Walking and Cycling Conference - development of conference programme, event development. Engaging and working with event partners and sponsors.
• Bike Around the Borough or replacement initiatives, working with schools to engage and involve them in the event and work on event planning.
• Council Travel Plan development including pool bike management to help promote active and sustainable travel to Hackney staff.

Your Skills

You may be a recent graduate or have some experience of working in transport planning or a related area and want to further your career and develop your skills further in the field of sustainable transport planning.

You will have good and effective communication and interpersonal skills. Strategic thinking and decision making will be important elements of this role as well as leading on projects with the support of the Senior SustainableTransport Planner.

You should be able to communicate clearly both in writing and verbally in order to promote  the key aspects of schemes. You should also be willing to engage with key stakeholders, even occasionally outside of normal hours, and be able prioritise a busy workload to achieve key objectives.

You will need to be well organised, and be able to prioritise tasks to the desired and sometimes tight deadlines. Well able to assimilate and help improve schedules, budgets and designs.

Ideally you will have a qualification in a related field and be interested in working towards membership of a relevant professional body in transport planning or planning.

There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.

We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.

This application process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 26 August 2024
Interview date: TBC

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available: [email protected]