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Are you an experienced transport planning or highways professional looking for a role where you can help shape sustainable development and support the future of local transport infrastructure? If you are, wed like to hear from you!
If youve also worked in the following roles, wed also like to hear from you: Transport Planner, Principal Transport Planner, Transport Planning Engineer, Senior Highways Engineer, Highways Development Management Officer, Transport Development Officer, Planning Liaison Officer, Development Management Officer
SALARY: £44,433 to £47,925 per annum + Benefits
LOCATION: Hybrid / Matlock, Derbyshire, East Midlands
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 37 Hours per Week Monday to Friday
JOB OVERVIEW
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Transport Planner to join a transport development management service, providing specialist advice on highways and transportation matters linked to new development.
As the Senior Transport Planner, you will manage a caseload of major and complex sites, assess transport impacts, support planning consultations and help secure appropriate highways and transportation mitigation.
The Senior Transport Planner will also work closely with internal teams, local planning authorities, developers, partners and communities to support economic and sustainable development in line with policies and strategies.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Senior Transport Planner include:
Managing Complex Cases: Manage a caseload of significant development schemes involving complex highway matters and wider network impacts
Providing Technical Advice: Provide formal transport development management advice, including input on pre-application enquiries, outline planning applications, reserved matters applications and planning appeals
Assessing Transport Impacts: Review and assess transport analysis, modelling and assessment work relating to new development proposals
Securing Mitigation: Negotiate highways and transportation mitigation, including planning conditions, planning obligations, Section 106 discussions and other appropriate funding routes
Preparing Reports: Prepare and present complex technical and non-technical reports, documentation and statutory consultee responses
Supporting Service Delivery: Assist the team manager with workload management, service planning, efficiency and effective delivery of the transport development management service
Representing the Organisation: Represent the organisation at meetings, public inquiries, planning appeals, public meetings, site liaison meetings and external forums as required
Working in Partnership: Build effective relationships with local planning authorities, developers, external agencies, contractors, community groups and other stakeholders
Supporting Colleagues: Supervise, organise, motivate and mentor colleagues working on transportation, highways and planning liaison matters
Promoting Compliance: Support work undertaken in line with planning legislation, regulations, national policy guidance and relevant organisational policies
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Degree, diploma or equivalent qualification in a transport planning or engineering related field
Membership of the Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation
Strong experience assessing the transportation aspects of new development
Experience representing a highway authority or equivalent within the planning consultation process, including planning appeals and public inquiries
Experience preparing technical reports, documentation and statutory consultee responses
Detailed knowledge of transport development management processes, planning legislation and highways-related development matters
Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to manage complex workloads, prioritise deadlines and deliver high quality technical responses
Ability to work collaboratively across teams, departments, partners and external organisations
Ability to travel throughout the county and work occasional evenings or weekends when required
Ability to speak fluent English to communicate fully with clients and the public
DESIRABLE
Experience using performance management tools and electronic systems
Knowledge of planning obligation agreements, including S278 and S38
Ability to solve technical and logistical problems quickly and adapt to changing situations
BENEFITS
Generous annual leave scheme
Excellent local government pension
Employee discounts
Hybrid working options, subject to service needs
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JOB REF: AWDO-P15102
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