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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £38,700 - £41,373 per annum (plus Market Premia of Standard 10% top of grade)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 14th April 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
Are you an experienced Transport Planner who is looking for their next challenge?
Do you want to work for an organisation that values and supports its employees?
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and analytical individual to join our Highway Development Management Team.
As a Transport Planner, you will be responsible for completing effective transport assessments detailing the highways impact of planning applications submitted to Local Planning Authorities and pre-application enquiries as well as providing advice on the commissioning of transport evidence to underpin these assessments.
You will use your negotiation skills to secure and where necessary deliver highways and transportation mitigation for development proposals including through Section 106 discussions and identifying other funding sources as appropriate.
Reporting to the Senior Transport Planner, you will be required to use your technical knowledge to input into a range of activities including strategic masterplan sites, outline/full/hybrid/reserved matters planning applications and planning appeals, the development of transport policy and transport studies, the development plan process, and the creation of policy and guidance.
Your work will bring you into contact with Members, partners and stakeholders who'll be looking to you for technical advice. You must therefore be a confident communicator who is able to build and maintain effective partnerships and working relationships and represent the Department at a variety of events involving internal and external parties.
In addition, you will be required, when appropriate, to deputise for the Senior Transport Planner and assist them with the management and delivery of complex packages of work.
You may, on occasion, need to work outside of normal working hours.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
1. An HNC/HND/NVQ4 qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. Civil Engineering or Transportation) or equivalent demonstrable work experience of highways development management or another relevant area of work.
2. Experience of highway development management or land use planning, conducting packages of transport analysis or assessment work, and supporting the development of transport policies and strategies.
3. Experience of collaborative working with customers and key stakeholders to deliver outputs and outcomes.
4. Excellent communication and presentation skills including experience of effectively negotiating with external organisations such as developers and engaging with customers.
5. Knowledge of planning processes and current legislation in relation to highways and transportation as well as an understanding of strategic transportation issues.
6. Experience of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports.
7. Excellent numerical and analysis skills to assess transport data and trends and the ability to work to tight timescales/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.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
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. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Ruth Davis
Principal Transport Planner
Ruth.davis@leics.gov.uk
0116 305 5048
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.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
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 303 0222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
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