Senior Transport Planner

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Job Description

| Salary £38,223 - £43,421 Per annum | Full time | Permanent | 37 hours per week | County Hall Preston |

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International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship

Senior Transport Planner (Grade 9) - Job Description

We are looking for two enthusiastic individuals to join our growing team of transport planners at Lancashire County Council. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and influence the future of transport at a forward-thinking local authority.

This is a diverse role, working closely with other transport planners, engineers and spatial and environmental planners to plan, design and deliver walking, cycling, bus, rail and road schemes across the county.

About us:

Lancashire County Council is one of the largest local authorities in the UK, covering a substantial urban and rural area in north-west England encompassing 12 district councils. We have a substantial portfolio of transport funding, including allocations from the Active Travel, Major Road Network and Levelling Up Funds.

Lancashire is a great place to live, work and visit and this is an exciting time to join the council as we are gearing up for new government investment following the recently announced Local Transport Fund - part of the Network North plans following the decision on the future of HS2. This significant, once in a generation investment makes it a truly exciting time to help shape the future of travel and transport choices in Lancashire.

About the role:

The successful candidate will work as part of the transport planning section of a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary team, planning and delivering transport schemes across Lancashire. Day to day you will have a range of responsibilities as you oversee projects through the full life cycle.

There will be a strong focus on transport modelling and data analysis and the successful candidate will be expected to provide technical advice and support to projects.

You will work in collaboration with other subject matter specialists, stakeholders and framework consultants and will have the opportunity to share your skills and knowledge by mentoring and supporting junior staff.

With support from the Transport Planning Team Leader, you will be expected to manage and prioritise your own workload.

You can expect to be active on a number of projects at any given time - these can vary in both scale and nature, making the workload both interesting and technically challenging. There are opportunities to work on schemes across the spectrum of transport modes and we are keen to enable people to work on projects that suit their interests and support their personal development goals.

About you:

We are looking for someone with a passion for transport and a genuine awareness of the current climate change and decarbonisation agenda and the role that transport planning can play in tackling the issues we are facing.

You should have a relevant bachelor's degree (a transport related MSc is desirable) with at least 3 years of experience in either the public or private sector and have a broad understanding of the relevant transport policies and guidance. An understanding of funding mechanisms and procedures (such as business cases) is desirable.

You should have a good working knowledge of some transport planning software (suchas SATURN, Aimsun, VISSIM, LinSig, Junctions 9, TEMPro).

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with microsimulation modelling experience (such as Aimsun, VISSIM or Paramics) and strong technical skills in analysing and presenting data (e.g. using Excel and GIS).

You should have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and be able to interpret modelling outputs and explain complicated concepts clearly and succinctly to others. You should also have good report writing skills demonstrate good attention to detail.

It is important that you are able to demonstrate an ability to problem solve, being able to apply both creative-thinking and methodical/logical approaches to propose solutions to complex issues.

The role is based at County Hall in Preston; however we embrace flexible working and understand that it can support the diverse needs of our team, empowering them to achieve a better work/life balance around their personal obligations. We support a variety of arrangements which work for both individuals and the organisation and would be keen to discuss these arrangements with you to support you best in this role.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment, where you'll be encouraged to make the most of your talents and interests. We invest in our staff and are eager to support your development by enabling you to undertake training courses, attend conferences and work on a range of diverse and interesting projects.

Excellent benefits include 26 days annual leave entitlement rising to 32 days after five years' continuous local government service, plus 8 public holidays and 2 extra days' leave at Christmas, as well as the ability to buy up to 20 days additional leave per year. We also offer relocation expenses, a staff discount scheme and a generous Local Government pension.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the Person Specification criteria for the role.

Please note that whilst all points on the person specification are important, those marked with 'E' (Essential) are the key requirements and you should pay particular attention to these essential points and provide evidence of meeting them in relation to the job specification.

For further information about the post, or an informal chat, please contact Megan Hansen, Transport Planning Team Leader, megan.hansen@lancashire.gov.uk.

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In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

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Job Description and Person Specification