Permanent

Sustainable Transport Officer - Sustainable Transport

London Boroughs of Kingston and Sutton

LB of Sutton and RB of Kingston

Sustainable Transport Officer - Sustainable Transport
Salary: Grades D-H (£18,936 - £36,372 per annum)
Location: predominantly Kingston offices (Guildhall complex) but occasionally at Sutton Offices (Denmark Road, Carshalton)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time - part-time working arrangements will be considered

The London boroughs of Kingston and Sutton have come together to create an ambitious and forward-looking shared environment service, covering Environmental Regulatory Services and Highways & Transport functions. With a focus on delivering high quality frontline services, this innovative partnership plays its role in creating sustainable communities, with diverse transport networks and quality environments for all to enjoy. We offer a series of unique, fulfilling and exciting challenges in a dynamic working environment where innovation and creativity is needed just as much as the energy and desire to get things done.

Sustainable Transport is one of five teams in the Highways and Transport group, and is well established with a track record of delivering innovative, and award winning, sustainable transport projects. The team has a number of Sustainable Transport Officers and as such you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects.

Experience of promoting sustainable transport initiatives along with strong project and budget management skills are core to what we are looking for. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level and have experience (3 years+) in the promotion of sustainable transport initiatives including delivery of sustainable transport roadshows and consultation events. As an experienced project manager, they will be used to delivering work on time and on budget. They will be used to working in a public facing role, communicating with the general public and be experienced in managing small teams of staff.

Finding the right people is critical to our future success. We’re looking for people who combine enthusiasm, drive and creativity with a successful track record of delivering high quality transport solutions in a local authority environment, whether working in the public sector or private practice.

For all roles your work with us will help ensure our highways and transport infrastructure is safe, fit for purpose, sustainable, cost effective and well connected. So, you’ll need to have good communication skills with the ability to put your ideas across clearly to colleagues and customers - both in person and in writing, and you’ll need to demonstrate the ability to manage and prioritise your workload effectively in order to work on a number of projects simultaneously from inception to completion.

To find out more about our highways and transport shared service and working for us, please click here.

Please apply online by uploading your CV and an overview of why you'd be a great fit for this role and your skills and knowledge acquired on your journey to date.

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For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Ian Baker on 07864 609 453.

Closing date for applications - Monday 28th May 2018
Interview dates - To be confirmed

Overview

  • Location: Flexible - Kingston and Sutton
  • Job Title: Sustainable Transport Officer - Sustainable Transport
  • Salary: Grades D-H (£18,936 - £36,372 per annum)
  • Closed: 28 May 2018

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