This Senior Technician post sits in the Transport Programmes team at Sheffield City Council, supporting the Senior and Principal Transport Planners who run the council's transport programme. The work centres on research, data analysis, reports and consultation for schemes covering active travel, public transport corridors, road safety, traffic management, electric vehicle infrastructure and regeneration. Hybrid working, typically two to three office days a week, applies, with scope to lead small projects. Applications go through the Penna portal with a CV and supporting statement.
What the job involves
- Provide technical support to Senior and Principal Transport Planners delivering the transport programme
- Contribute to schemes on active travel, public transport, road safety, traffic management, electric vehicle infrastructure and regeneration
- Undertake research and analyse transport and management data
- Prepare clear reports, briefings and supporting documentation
- Support public consultation and stakeholder engagement
- Work collaboratively with internal colleagues and external partners
- Lead defined small-scale projects as development opportunities
Experience
- Experience in transport planning, infrastructure or project delivery
- Experience contributing to the delivery of successful transport or infrastructure projects
- Experience helping to monitor budgets, contribute to business cases or support funding bids
Skills & knowledge
- Collecting, analysing and presenting data from various sources clearly
- Managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality results
- Planning and organising own work to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication and confident engagement with stakeholders, partners and the public
- Working effectively with colleagues, consultants, contractors and external partners
- Problem solving
Checks & eligibility
- Relevant safeguarding checks
What's offered
- Local Government Pension Scheme, described as highly competitive
- Generous annual leave and wellbeing support
- Flexible and hybrid working, typically two to three office days a week
- Technical training, mentoring and long-term career development
- Work on over £100m of transport and infrastructure investment
- Openness to reduced-hour contracts, part-time working or job share
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