Senior Transport Planner TRO

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking an experienced Senior Transport Planner to lead the delivery of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) from inception to implementation. You will manage orders, consultations, objections, and reporting, providing expert guidance on TRO processes to transport, parking and highway projects.

You will work with colleagues, elected members, residents, developers and contractors, delivering compliant and effective transport solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience drafting and delivering Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for regulatory issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Progress TROs from initiation to implementation with governance compliance.
• Draft orders, manage consultations, respond to objections, prepare reports.
• Advise project teams and colleagues on TRO processes and best practices.
• Mentor and develop junior team members as needed.

Skills

Draft TROs

Statutory consultations

Objections handling

Reports

Communication

Leadership

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead and shape the delivery of Portsmouth's traffic restrictions. The Senior Transport Planner - TRO plays a key role in delivering traffic management, parking and highway schemes by managing the full Traffic Regulation Order process from start to finish.

Your new role

The role is responsible for progressing Traffic Regulation Orders from initiation through to implementation, including drafting orders, managing statutory consultations, responding to objections, preparing reports, advising project teams, and ensuring compliance with legal and governance requirements. The postholder works closely with colleagues, elected members, residents, developers, contractors and statutory consultees, providing expert guidance on TRO processes and supporting the successful delivery of transport, parking and highway projects.

Who is the person summary:

You will be an experienced transport professional with a strong track record of delivering Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) from inception through to implementation. With excellent knowledge of traffic regulation legislation, governance processes and industry best practice, you will be confident providing specialist advice, managing complex issues and ensuring projects are delivered compliantly and effectively.

Key skills and experience include:

• Significant experience drafting and delivering TROs and statutory highway consultations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage objections, complaints and regulatory issues.
• Excellent communication skills, enabling you to explain technical information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
• Experience producing high-quality reports, legal documentation and formal correspondence.
• The ability to build positive relationships with colleagues, elected members, developers, residents and other stakeholders.
• Experience supporting, mentoring and developing junior team members, with confidence to provide guidance and leadership when required

For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile attached below.

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours .

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

As part of Local Government Reorganisation, current plans will see Portsmouth City Council combine with the district and borough councils of Fareham, Gosport and Havant and parts of East Hampshire and Winchester district councils to form a new, larger unitary authority for south east Hampshire.

We are working towards an implementation date of 1st April 2028, known as vesting day, subject to Parliamentary approval. Until then, we remain focused on maintaining continuity, supporting our workforce, and continuing to deliver excellent services to our residents throughout the transition to the new unitary authority.

This is an exciting time to join us, offering the opportunity to contribute to organisational transformation, develop your career, and help shape future services for our communities.

More information about Local Government Reorganisation can be found on our website: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/your-council/devolution-and-lgr/

Additional Information

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post. We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 2 days a week (pro rata for part time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council