Senior Transport Planner

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to support the Highway Development Management Team. The role involves significant responsibilities in managing a team, consulting on development proposals, and ensuring effective transport solutions within the planning process. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and have experience in leadership and transport management.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway development management.
• Ability to represent the department at a senior level.
• Strong knowledge of the planning process.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Team Manager in managing highway development.
• Supervise team members and manage workload.
• Negotiate S106 agreements for development proposals.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Transport Analysis

Team Management

Planning Process Knowledge

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Job description

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Job Description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

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

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £42,498 - £46,344 per annum (+ Market Premia of standard 10% of top of grade)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 20th June 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Transport Planner with experience in Highway Development Management and leadership.

About the Role

As the successful candidate, you will be an essential member of the Highway Development Management Team. You will provide support to the Team Manager in the management of the team, with specific responsibilities in respect of responding to consultations on development proposals throughout the development process, negotiating S106 agreements, supervising and guiding other team members and managing the case load of team members for whom you have supervisory responsibility.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Hold a degree in a relevant subject Or equivalent demonstrable work experience within highway development management;
• Experience of representing the department at a senior level;
• Conducting and managing packages of transport analysis or assessment work;
• Supervising and managing members of a team with varied workload, both in technical aspects and performance management;
• Strong knowledge of the planning process as it relates to highways and transportation;
• Lead and deliver sustainable, collective high performance through leadership, the setting of clear priorities and a strong approach to performance management;
• An understanding of, and commitment to Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this in the management of staff.

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. 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

[e-mail]

0116 305 5048

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well 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 3030222 (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.

About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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