Technical Transport Planner (TRO) Team

Portsmouth City Council; Ringford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a Technical Transport Planner to support the delivery of the TRO programme, engaging with residents, councillors, developers and statutory consultees to deliver transport improvements across Portsmouth.

You will draft TRO documentation, provide technical advice, assess objections, and work with stakeholders to ensure schemes comply with legislation and council procedures while travelling across the city for site visits.

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and processing Traffic Regulation Orders or statutory consultations.
• Knowledge of traffic regulation legislation, guidance and industry best practice.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to investigate issues and develop reasoned recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to build relationships with the public, elected members and stakeholders.
• Good workload management and ability to meet deadlines with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Managing the delivery of Traffic Regulation Orders and statutory consultations, including disabled bay applications.
• Drafting TRO documentation, consultation materials, reports and formal correspondence.
• Providing technical advice to support transport, parking and highway projects.
• Assessing objections, identifying risks and ensuring compliance with legislation and council procedures.
• Working with residents, elected members, developers and other stakeholders on transport-related issues.
• Supporting digital and mapping-based processes and carrying out site visits across the city.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

MS Office/IT systems

Mapping software

Tools

GIS mapping software

Job description

Help keep Portsmouth moving and play a key role in delivering transport, parking and highway improvements across the city. As a Technical Transport Planner within our Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) Team, you will help develop and deliver statutory transport measures, work with a wide range of stakeholders, and provide practical solutions to complex transport issues that make a difference to residents, businesses and visitors.

Whether you're an experienced transport professional or looking to build on your existing knowledge of traffic regulation and highway schemes, we'd love to hear from you and help you develop your career with Portsmouth City Council.

Your new role

As a Technical Transport Planner, you will support the delivery of the council's Traffic Regulation Order programme, helping to ensure transport and parking schemes are implemented effectively and in line with legislation. You'll work on a variety of projects, engaging with residents, councillors, developers and statutory consultees while providing technical advice and supporting the delivery of transport improvements across Portsmouth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the delivery of Traffic Regulation Orders and statutory consultations, including disabled bay applications.
• Drafting TRO documentation, consultation materials, reports and formal correspondence.
• Providing technical advice to support transport, parking and highway projects.
• Assessing objections, identifying risks and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and council procedures.
• Working with residents, elected members, developers and other stakeholders on transport-related issues.
• Supporting digital and mapping‑based processes and carrying out site visits across the city.

Who is the person summary:

You will be a well‑organised and proactive individual with experience of transport‑related projects, excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be comfortable managing competing priorities, interpreting legislation and providing practical solutions to complex issues in a politically sensitive environment.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience of drafting and processing Traffic Regulation Orders or statutory consultations.
• Knowledge of traffic regulation legislation, guidance and industry best practice.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to investigate issues and develop reasoned recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• The ability to build effective relationships and communicate sensitively with members of the public, elected members and stakeholders.
• Good workload management skills and the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities. [
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and IT systems, with experience of mapping software desirable.
• The ability to travel across Portsmouth to undertake site visits. A driving licence is desirable but not essential.

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 .

Additional Information

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

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard.

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