Principal Projects Officer

LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS contributions

Holiday entitlement

Hybrid working

Bike to Work

Counselling services

Westfield Health

Gym discounts

Professional qualifications

Job summary

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is seeking a Principal Projects Officer in the Active Travel Team to shape the future of walking, wheeling and cycling across the Liverpool City Region. You will lead complex transport projects, collaborating with local authorities and communities to deliver safer, healthier, and net-zero transport.

The role focuses on developing strong business cases, managing funding opportunities, and ensuring alignment with Active Travel England requirements, LTn

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex projects or programmes, within active travel or sustainable transport.
• Experience of working in partnership with local authorities, stakeholders, and communities
• Knowledge of Active Travel England requirements, LTN 1/20 and transport planning policy

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to support transport priorities and funding proposals.
• Support development of transport business cases and funding applications.
• Assist meeting LCRCA requirements for transport business case development, especially active travel.
• Develop and manage prioritisation of active travel schemes with stakeholders.
• Ensure design review processes align with Active Travel England expectations.
• Provide general support and guidance to graduate active travel officers.

Skills

Experience delivering complex projects

Stakeholder collaboration

Knowledge of Active Travel England

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

About the Role

Shape the future of transport across one of the UK's most ambitious City Regions. Do you want to play a leading role in transforming how people move across the Liverpool City Region? From safer streets and school streets to strategic walking and cycling corridors, this is your chance to deliver projects that support healthier, safer communities, inclusive growth, and our journey to net zero.

An opportunity has arisen for a Principal Projects Officer within the Active Travel Team, in the Place Directorate of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA).

You will help us deliver the Metro Mayor's ambition for walking, wheeling and cycling becoming the preferred ways of travelling shorter distances by the people of the Liverpool City Region. You will support us with making active travel easier by improving connections between our public transport hubs (like railway stations) and walking and cycling routes and, in doing so, deliver the mayor's vision for a London-style, integrated, transport system.

You will be involved with projects that work directly with schools, pupils, women and girls, parents/carers and the local community, through to promoting and supporting the development and delivery of new infrastructure, collaborating with our Constituent Local Authorities, and funding partners such as Active Travel England.

The main purpose of the post will include, but not be restricted to supporting the Lead Principal Projects officer in:

• Providing technical advice to support the development of the LCR's transport priorities, via the early identification of potential funding opportunities, development of proposals and the subsequent development and review of transport business cases and funding applications.
• Working with colleagues and stakeholders to meet LCRCA requirements for transport business case development, specifically in relation to active travel.
• Providing technical advice and supporting the development of capital and revenue projects within LCR transport programmes and subsequent monitoring and evaluation.
• Developing and managing the prioritisation of active travel schemes with key stakeholders to help secure funding for City Region transport projects.
• Ensuring that the design review process is implemented in line with the expectations of Active Travel England.
• Provide general support and advice to the graduate active travel officers.

About the person

Our ideal candidate will have a demonstrated passion for active travel and sustainable transport, evidenced by their career experience and supported by a degree in a relevant subject. Most importantly, you will have a can-do attitude, who thrives on delivering meaningful change. Our team is our strength, so being able to work effectively in a team is vital, as too is the ability to be able to collaborate and build relationships with a range of stakeholders - internally and externally.

1. Proven experience delivering complex projects or programmes, within active travel or sustainable transport.
2. Experience of working in partnership with local authorities, stakeholders, and communities
3. Knowledge of Active Travel England requirements, LTN 1/20 and transport planning policy

About the organisation

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.

To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the key essential criteria listed above.

Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa