Transport Planning Manager in Bebington

To help make Liverpool City region the best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business – where no-one is left behind.

This is a critical role with the Network Performance Team, centred upon the forward planning of the transport network to ensure its resilience and ability to meet demand placed upon the Transport Network during major events and because of planning applications. A key part of this role is working with both internal and external stakeholders, in ensuring that regeneration and planning proposals are subject to scrutiny in a way that ensures the City Region Public Transport Network is able to not only effectively meet any increased demand as a result of these proposals, but also is able to work to support them.

Ensuring that the Transport Network is effective in enabling economic growth through development and regeneration across the City Region and working with the Transport Planning Team to develop plans to flex the network when appropriate to support this economic development. Supporting the resilience function of the Combined Authority is a central responsibility of this role. The postholder will play an important part of the planning of major events (both planned and unplanned) across the Liverpool City Region with attendance at stakeholder planning meetings, control meetings and joint advisory groups. This role works cross functionally with teams across the combined authority, including Transport, Customer and Operations and others along with regular communications with Transport Operators and Local Authorities.

You will demonstrate the ability to communicate at ease with different stakeholders both internally and externally along with being able to work to deadlines at short notice is key. Knowledge of the Liverpool City Region public transport network across both bus and rail is critical together with an understanding of the local geography of the area. You will have a demonstrable passion about how our Transport Network delivers for our 1.6 million residents and using your knowledge to support the network in reducing Transport Related Social Exclusion and being central to the economic benefits that are directly attributable to regeneration and redevelopments.

• Demonstrate the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Experience of managing Stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrate knowledge of Transport Networks

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year. The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure.

Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%

Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days

Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner

Flexible and hybrid working

24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service

Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme

Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms

Bike to Work Scheme

Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are care experienced (whether through foster care, residential care, supported living, kinship care, live-in care, home care or adoption), are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities. To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the key essential criteria listed above.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority 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. We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.