Salary: £40,221 – £42,403 
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 04 November 2024

Highway and Transport Services – Enhancing Lives, Building Communities?? 

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Transport Planner in our Highways and Transport Service has arisen due to retirement. 

This is your chance to join our forward-thinking team in a strategic policy focussed role where your expertise will directly influence how people use our transport network.  A key part of the role is recommending when and where transport improvements are delivered to support sustainable economic growth.  If you're passionate about transport planning and ready to take on the challenge of helping to ensure our transport system is fit for the future, we want to hear from you.

In this role, you'll work with colleagues across the council to prepare, implement and monitor the council’s Local Transport Plan, ensuring our transport policies, strategies and initiatives deliver our Council’s priorities ensuring improved outcomes for residents, businesses and visitors whilst aligning with national and regional priorities. You will also work closely with delivery partners to ensure co-ordinated and collaborative approaches to investment, developing and managing business cases for major transport projects and schemes (including rail services and infrastructure), helping to maximise the Council’s success when bidding for competitive funding opportunities at a national level. 

We’re seeking a candidate with a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in a transport planning-related field and at least three years of post-qualification experience. The ideal candidate will have:

• A deep understanding of transport planning issues.
• Extensive knowledge of external funding sources and co-funding opportunities.
• A proven track record in contributing to policy and strategy development.
• Strong project management skills, with experience in delivering complex policy documents (e.g. LTPs), transport plans and policy development.
• While not essential, experience and knowledge of working within the rail sector would be a valuable asset.

Join us and help shape the future of our transport infrastructure. 

Why us?

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