Transport Planner Technician - Shape Local Development

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Transport Planner Technician to join the Transport Development Management Team in Derbyshire. You will support as part of a team assessing highway impacts of new development and responding to consultations, while working closely with planning authorities and stakeholders to provide robust highways input.

The role involves site visits, prioritising workload, and delivering high-quality work within statutory deadlines.

Qualifications

• Requires a technical engineering, transport planning or geographical qualification or relevant experience.
• An Ordinary Certificate in Civil Engineering, Level 4 Highways/Civil Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent is advantageous.
• Membership of CIHT, TPS, CILT or ICE beneficial.
• General knowledge of planning system and related legislation beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assess and respond to consultations on planning applications focusing on highway safety, access and parking.
• Provide highways and transport input to planning authorities during development processes.
• Liaise with planning officers, consultants and members of the public.
• Undertake site visits to inform assessments.
• Support Transport Planners in managing workload and delivering high-quality work within statutory deadlines.
• Travel throughout Derbyshire as required.

Skills

Clear communication

Team working

Time management

Independent working

Stakeholder engagement

Highway engineering knowledge

Willingness to travel

Education

Technical engineering qualification

Transport planning qualification

Geographical qualification

Ordinary Certificate in Civil Engineering (Level 4)

Professional body membership (CIHT/TPS/CILT/ICE)

Planning system knowledge

Job description

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Transport Planner Technician to join the Transport Development Management Team in Derbyshire. You will support as part of a team assessing highway impacts of new development and responding to consultations, while working closely with planning authorities and stakeholders to provide robust highways input.

The role involves site visits, prioritising workload, and delivering high-quality work within statutory deadlines.