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PRINCIPAL TRANSPORT PLANNING OFFICER

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Salary
£43693 - £46731
Expires
24/08/2025
Location
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Job Type
Full Time
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join our team in Hull as a Principal Transport Planning Officer. Based in our Highways team as part of our wider Major Projects and Infrastructure Service, the role forms part of our Strategic Transport and Development team. Working with colleagues in our public transport, engineering carbon management and Local Plan teams, you will be developing the policies, strategies and investment proposals to enable the Council to meet its aspirations for clean economic growth and sustainable travel.

You will play a leading role in developing our transport strategies and policies, such as active travel, parking and EV infrastructure. Ensure ongoing development of our Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan. You will provide expert transport advice to assist in the preparation of our revised Local Plan and develop highway and transport improvement proposals to support a safe and sustainable city. There will also be a role in providing advice and engaging with the newly created Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience, you will have experience in developing Local Transport Plans, transport policies or other strategic transport documents. Good communication skills are required and experience in public consultation or engagement would be useful. Good project development and delivery skills to coordinate, plan and monitor projects are also required.

We can offer:

A generous pension scheme

Up to 31 days leave, plus bank holidays and concession days (pro rata for part time)

Flexible / hybrid working

A range of retail discounts via our Vectis card

Access to training and development opportunities

A support package is available to the successful candidate where relocation is necessary.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ruth Stephenson, on 07740 408 071 or ruth.stephenson2@hullcc.gov.uk

Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. 

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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, ad hoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.

For an informal discussion please contact - Ruth Stephenson - 07740 408 071

 

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