Portsmouth City Council

Senior Transport Planner
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Salary: Band 9 £34,722 - £38,295 p.a.

Why work in Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With a fast-growing university, high-tech industries and a vibrant cultural scene, Portsmouth is a modern city that looks to the future, but which is proud of its unique heritage as the home of the Royal Navy and historic dockyard. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work.

Come and be part of a team that can shape the future of transport in Portsmouth. Portsmouth City Council is a dynamic authority with a proven track record of partnership working and successful funding bids.

As a Senior Transport Planner in The Transport Planning Team you will be part of developing an electric vehicle strategy for Portsmouth including the delivery of a third phase of on-street residential chargepoints and Portsmouth's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure capital allocation. You will be responsible for the provision of expert advice on transport and air quality issues particularly around electric vehicle charging infrastructure. You will be involved in the development policy and strategy and delivering transport-based solutions to addressing air pollution in the city. You will engage and consult with members, community groups and residents on air quality and transport planning issues addressing varied and complex queries/issues raised.

Click the link to see what exciting plans we have and find out more of what you can be involved with!

https://travel.portsmouth.gov.uk/ 

What you'll need to succeed
You will have a degree level education or demonstrable equivalent professional experience. 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 will also have experience of project management in transport/ highways.

You will 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 and you will be able to demonstrate high levels of verbal communication and reasoning, putting forward persuasive and compelling arguments.

You will be able to work independently and proactively, along with the ability to prioritise. You will also be able to make decisions and think through complex and conflicting issues and manage competing priorities.

If you have a customer focused approach to work which promotes your passion to deliver excellent service and continuous improvement on transport issues for the City's residents, then we would love to hear from you.

What you'll get in return
We support employee development throughout and can offer transport-related training and development opportunities.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time.
• Flexible / hybrid working
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at popular high street retailers
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Please check out the link here to view the benefits of working with us!

https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/ 

How to apply
To make sure your application is above the rest, please download the Job Profile HERE to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role.

Once you have reviewed the job profile, please click here to complete your application.

When completing your application please also upload a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section, covering the ‘Who is the Person’ points on the job profile giving examples of your experience and any transferrable skills.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact [email protected] 

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Apply Before 01/05/2023, 23:59