Sustainable Transport Officer - Sutton, United Kingdom - London Borough of Sutton

London Borough of Sutton
London Borough of Sutton
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Sutton, United Kingdom

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Sustainable Transport Officer:


Employer

  • Kingston Council

Location(s)

  • Kingston, Sutton

Contract Type

  • Permanent

Working Hours

  • Full Time

Grade

  • D/E/F/G

Hours Per Week

  • 36

Salary Range
- £24,804 - £37,038


Salary Basis

  • Per annum

Leave Entitlement

  • 23/26 days

Application Deadline
17/04/2023, 23:55


Anticipated Interview Date(s)

  • Week commencing 12th September

About the Borough


This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage.

Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.


Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston's people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride.

The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.


We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston's key strength.

The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic.

Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.


Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough.

In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.


About the Role

  • Supports schools with their travel plans, helping them move from bronze to gold status aided by funding from TfL and other sources where available
  • Will play an important role in handling customer interactions relating to active travel including existing and future walking and cycling schemes.
  • Chairing regular meetings and working groups to tackle issues such as bike theft
  • Responsible for maintaining good working relationships with key stakeholders both internal to the council and external such as cycle campaigners, TfL and the Police
  • Accurate and timely contributions to reports, spreadsheets, portfolio holder briefings, committee meetings etc.

About Us

  • Our role is a key and frontfacing one within the Council, as the workstreams we deal with are often those which will create a level of interest from our residents and road users. We oversee and manage the delivery of the TfL budget programmes which includes the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) programme which will include walking, cycling, school streets and low traffic schemes, as well as traditional road safety and highway schemes. There are also bus priority projects to work on and our expanding remit of behaviour change programmes looking after the EV Charging Programme, ebike opportunities and working closely with colleagues to support the delivery of the Climate Emergency and Air Quality Action plans

About You

Essential:
Strong written communication skills across a range of styles e.g. when responding to enquiries from residents and elected members and colleagues.

Project Management experience, ideally for sustainable transport projects

Able to travel to locations within and outside Kingston Borough according to the needs of the role.

Appreciate the demands on team colleagues and willingly provides support when required.


Desirable:
Understand the role and purpose of Climate Change and Active Travel agendas within a Local Authority.

Familiar with Kingston Borough and have experience of travelling in the borough by different transport modes e.g. walking, cycling, public transport etc.


Our Offer To You


As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills.

We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas ac
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