West Midlands Combined Authority

Principal Transport Planner

£35,564 - £40,030 per annum
36.5 hours per week

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is comprised of the twelve local authorities and three Local Enterprise Partnerships working together to move powers from Whitehall to the West Midlands and our locally elected politicians, who know this region best. Individual councils will still deliver services and retain their identity but on the big decisions we will have the resources to work together.

With a growing and fast-paced transport agenda, we are looking for a talented and experienced Principal Transport Planner to help us provide Transport Planning and appraisal services to support evidence-led development of schemes aligned to WMCA’s strategic transport plan and delivery of capital and revenue programmes.

Working closely with key internal and external organisations on transport planning issues the successful candidate will provide transport planning support in negotiations with external organisations and support the identification of best practice in transport planning work. A proven record in Transport Planning coupled with detailed knowledge of transport modeling techniques and scheme appraisal will be required.

To view and apply for this vacancy please visit https://jobs.wmca.org.uk/Vacancies/ where you will be required to register with our Online Recruitment System which is quick and easy. Please provide detailed information in your application and supporting statement outlining your suitability for the post and ensure it is submitted by the closing date.

Please include your CV for additional information but note that personal details should be omitted from your CV.

You can also call 0121 214 7154 to obtain an application form and role profile via the post.

Closing date: 31 July 2017, 3pm

Interview date: w/c 7 August 2017.

We are committed to equality of opportunity in service provision and employment. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed.