Permanent
Senior Transport Planner
Senior Transport Planner
Reference: JUL20214427
Location: Civic Offices Guildhall Walk Portsmouth
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £32,233 - £35,744 Per Annum
Closing date: 12 August 2021
We are recruiting a Senior Transport Planner to the Regeneration Directorate, supporting the Electric Vehicle Charge Point schemes in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth City Council
At Portsmouth City Council we’re all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city but we need the best employees to do so.
With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority’s main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to Multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.
Your New Role
As a Senior Transport Planner in The Transport Planning Team you will be responsible for the provision of expert advice on transport. You will be involved in the development policy and strategy with the aim of delivering transport-based solutions to Electric Vehicle Charge Point schemes. You will engage and consult with members, community groups and residents on transport planning issues addressing varied and complex queries/issues raised.
What you’ll need to succeed
You will need to have a relevant degree level education or demonstrable equivalent professional experience is essential. You will have well-developed policy development skills, including skills for coordination, liaison and the ability to plan and monitor progress of policy interventions. You should demonstrate experience of project management in transport/ highways/infrastructure and be able to communicate messages (which may be complicated or sensitive) clearly, concisely and at a level appropriate to the audience, who may not be specialists in air quality or transport planning. Please read the job profile for a full list of requirements.
What you’ll get in return
As well as highly competitive pay you’ll receive all the benefits of working within a local authority organisation, which ranges from flexible working hours to a fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return. We wish to support all our staffs development throughout, if that’s progression planning or involvement within the on the job apprenticeship scheme we will work together to drive your career. For those with families we have child care benefits as well as discounts with local businesses which can be enjoyed by all.