Assistant Transport Planner

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council in Leicester is recruiting an Assistant Transport Planner to join the Highway Development Management Team. You will provide highways input across the development process, manage a caseload of minor sites, and support the Senior Transport Planner on more complex sites.

You will engage in pre-application and planning processes, negotiate Section 106 contributions, build relationships with partners, and ensure accessibility in services.

Qualifications

• 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 and be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets. A customer focussed approach where the customer experience is central to the delivery of the service.
• Experience of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports.
• Experience of conducting packages of transport analysis or assessment work.
• Knowledge of the planning process as it relates to highways and transportation.
• Effective negotiation with external organisations, such as developers. Building positive relationships across stakeholders, peers and partners, creating open and transparent relationships based on trust.
• Hold a valid full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Customer focus

Negotiation

Time management

Teamwork

Education

HNC/HND/NVQ4 in relevant subject

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 23rd August 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

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:

• 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 and be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets. A customer focussed approach where the customer experience is central to the delivery of the service.
• Experience of interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports.
• Experience of conducting packages of transport analysis or assessment work.
• Knowledge of the planning process as it relates to highways and transportation.
• Effective negotiation with external organisations, such as developers. Building positive relationships across stakeholders, peers and partners, creating open and transparent relationships based on trust.
• Hold a valid full clean driving licence.

In addition, we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

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 open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. 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:

David Hunt- Senior Transport Planner

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Email: [e-mail]

And/or

Gabriella Garratt- Senior Transport Planner

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]