Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £34,350 - £37,950 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 25th November 2024
Interview Date(s): TBA
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Transport Planner within the Highway Development Management Team at Leicestershire County Council.
About the Role
To provide highway development management advice to ensure effective transport assessment and input throughout the development process, including managing a case load of predominantly minor sites and supporting the Senior Transport Planner on more complex sites.
To assist with the provision of effective transport input on pre-application enquiries, outline planning applications, reserved matters applications, and planning appeals as necessary.
Engaging in effective negotiation to secure highways and transportation mitigation for development proposals including through Section 106 discussions and identifying other funding sources as appropriate.
To support effective partnerships and working relationships with statutory, voluntary, private agencies, and communities.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
* HNC/HND/NVQ4 in relevant subject (e.g. Civil Engineering or Transportation), or experience of working in Highway Development Management or land use planning.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
* Experience of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports.
* Effective negotiation with internal and external organisations, such as developers or Local Planning Authorities.
* Experience of conducting packages of transport analysis or assessment work.
* Knowledge of the planning process as it relates to highways and transportation.
* Be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Ruth Davis
Principal Transport Planner
0116 305 5048
Ruth.davis@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Please apply by sending us your CV as well as a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.
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