Sustainable Transport Planner

London Borough of Merton; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Sustainable Transport Planner to join their Transport Planning team in Greater London. This role involves developing and implementing sustainable transport strategies and working closely with stakeholders to deliver projects that support greener travel. The ideal candidate will have strong data analysis, report writing skills, and a degree-level education. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and hybrid working arrangement with at least three days required at the Civic Centre.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Local Government Pension Scheme

Excellent holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a recognised professional qualification.
• Demonstrated report writing skills and knowledge of transport policy.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders, including politicians.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of safer, healthier, and greener travel for communities.
• Develop and implement strategic transport elements of various plans.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders on transport projects.

Skills

Data analysis skills

Report writing skills

Verbal communication skills

Knowledge of transport policy

GIS knowledge

Education

Degree level education

Recognised professional qualification

Tools

Excel (PIVOT, LOOKUP)

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Sustainable Transport Planner to join our team.

Working within the Transport Planning team, you will be responsible for ensuring we are delivering safer, healthier, and greener travel, for all our communities.

Reporting to the Transport Planning Manager, you will be a dynamic and motivated individual who will work as part of the team to help deliver the council’s vision of a net-zero carbon transport network, making greener transport a more natural choice for travel.

You will play a key role in developing and implementing the strategic transport elements of the various plans we work to. This involves development, assessment, prioritisation, high-level design identification and on-going management of specific schemes including shared e-cycles, electric vehicle charging points, car clubs and other cycling and walking infrastructure programmes. Links will be made from these projects to wider areas of the Council’s transport strategy work around cycling, walking, car clubs and public transport.

You will also need to be a team player, working with internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects and working closely with the other members of the team as well as officers within other teams to deliver a range of Transport Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport Projects.

You will be highly motivated, with a flexible approach and an eagerness to develop existing competencies as well as attaining new skills.

Using your skills in the collection, assembly and analysis of data, you will provide essential background material to inform important decisions.

You will need to demonstrate report writing skills, knowledge of transport policy, a capacity for interpreting transport strategies, and excellent verbal communication skills. Analysis skills should ensure at the very least familiarity with things such as the PIVOT and LOOKUP elements of Excel.

Knowledge of GIS will be a considerable benefit. You will also have shown confidence engaging with and managing the expectations of stakeholders including politicians.

You will need to be educated to degree level with a recognised professional qualification.

What we offer :

Merton is a dynamic and thriving borough, offering a unique blend of urban and green spaces, with Wimbledon’s world-renowned tennis courts and bustling local high streets. As part of our team, you’ll be joining an organisation that is driven by our shared values and commitment to the future of Merton.

At Merton Council, we are Merton United—One Borough, One Team. We are committed to nurturing civic pride, building a sustainable future, creating a borough where sport and active living are at the heart of our communities.

We pride ourselves on creating a workplace that encourages creativity, supports wellbeing, and delivers real, tangible impacts in the community.

Merton Council offers a competitive salary and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent holiday entitlement and flexible working.

The role benefits from hybrid working with at least 3 days a week at the Civic Centre in Morden.

There are great transport links to the Civic Centre, with the Morden Northern Line Underground Station very close by, with travel into central London taking just 25 minutes. We are also a 10-minute walk from Morden Road Tram Stop and both Morden South and South Merton Railway Stations.

Please see our why work for us page on our website for more information about a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you