Transport Planner - Positive Employment : Job Details

Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced Transport Planner to join their team.

This is initially a 3 month contract which may be extended for the right applicant

You will

• To assist the Head of Transport Strategy, the Transport Strategy & Policy Manager, Major Project Manager and the Modelling & Data Manager, hereafter referred to as the service managers, in preparing and implementing the Joint Local Transport Plan and associated transport related strategies for the West of England region.

• To assist the service managers in managing, delivering and monitoring the business transport planning functions.

• To co-ordinate the transport input into the development of the spatial planning approach for the region and other supporting region-wide plans, strategies, and documents such as Supplementary Planning Documents, Development Briefs and Design Guidance.

• To support the service managers in the development and implementation of highway, rail, bus, cycling and walking projects associated with the region’s transport strategy.

• To work with the constituent councils and wider stakeholders in the development of strategies for specific areas or transport modes affecting the West of England region, such as the appraisal of bus operating frameworks, assessment of Clean Air Zones and operation of a Key Route Network.

• To utilise professional and management skills to ensure that the Combined Authority’s own transport planning policies move towards greater sustainability and tackle climate challenges.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE SCOPE OF IR35

HYBRID WORKING AVAILABLE