Graduate Transport Officer - Alconbury, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council

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Alconbury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About the role

Cambridgeshire is an extremely popular place to work and live with a successful economy which is recognised both nationally and internationally.

The rate of new jobs created, the scale of business innovation and the inward investment and development pressures and demand for new homes, plus other factors, not least the world class universities and science and innovation parks, have all contributed to a remarkably strong Cambridge sub-region.

However growth in Cambridgeshire is not evenly distributed with some parts of the County having weaker local economies, lower incomes, rural isolation and limited infrastructure.

Across the County, transport therefore has a key role to play in helping to address these issues.

This exciting Graduate Transport Planner position combines working both on the assessment of the transport implications of new development across the County, and on wider transport policy issues.

This will involve working with our Transport Assessment Team in the Growth and Economy Service, and Policy Teams within the Transport Infrastructure Policy and Funding Service, where you will provide professional transport planning support to senior and principal Transport Officers.

You will have a degree or equivalent in a transport-related discipline.

Some knowledge of transport policy and funding issues, together with transport assessment techniques and the operation of the planning system, is required but an enthusiasm for this area of work and willingness to learn and develop your knowledge and experience in the role will also be vital.

In addition to the technical transport planning aspect of the role, you will need to support other officers in working closely with our key partner organisations including District Councils and a variety of teams from across the County Council.

Good communication skills, both speaking and in writing, are therefore important attributes.

The role makes an important contribution the work of our busy transport teams so an ability to work within a team environment is also important.

Further information is included on the attached word document.

It is likely that interviews for this role will take place on the 14 or 15 March 2023.

What will you be doing?

Overall purpose of the job

The Graduate post is required to ensure that the Transport Assessment, Transport Strategy and Funding and Highways Development Teams, can deliver the transport infrastructure required to accommodate economic growth in Cambridgeshire.

The chosen post holder would develop through training and mentoring to progress to a senior level within the organisation, thus helping with current skills shortages in Transport Planning and Engineering fields.

This post will be a linked grade post.

For information the progression criteria for the post from Grade 5 to SO2 is set out in the attached document.

Main accountabilities

Work alongside Principal Officers in the Transport Assessment and Development Management Teams to ensure that the teams meet their statutory obligations to planning authorities, members and customers
Provide input into the work of officers in the Transport Strategy & Funding service on aspects including transport policy, transport scheme development work and lead small scale studies to ensure timely delivery of reports and policy documents relating to the council's scheme delivery programme
Support the work of colleagues by engaging directly and appropriately with our customers and representatives from our partner organisations in order to maintain an effective and high quality service level.
Communicate clearly and appropriately with different audiences to develop and maintain stakeholder relationships for example with District Council Officers, Consultants and Developers.
Acquire and continually develop knowledge on transport and development planning, transport policy and highways development, relevant to the County to support effective service delivery.
Maintain good and professional working relationships with other departments and organisations to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of our transport planning services.
Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion.

About you

Qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience
Minimum level of qualifications required for this job

Degree: In a discipline related to transport planning e

g:
geography, civil engineering, economics

GCSEs (or equivalent ): 5 at Grades A-C Must include Maths and English
Desirable: Driving licence, Ability to travel around the county to attend site visits

Desrirable levels of knowledge, skills and experience required for this job

A knowledge of the role of transport planning within Local Government
Excellent understanding of relevant transport planning legislation, policy, and guidance documents
Ability to work in a manner that adhere to all policies relating to safe working practices in all environments
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