Transport Team Leader - London, United Kingdom - Southwark Council

Southwark Council

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The role About Southwark**:

The Role:

The Design, Conservation and Transport Policy Team at Southwark Council are looking for a transport planning specialist who is passionate about tackling the climate emergency and transport mobility within Southwark.

The key workstreams of this new role includes:

Preparing new transport planning policies and planning guidance through the review of the Local Plan, Old Kent Road Area Action Plan and Supplementary Planning Documents.

We will be working at the cutting edge of how local planning policy can respond to ambitious carbon reduction targets.

Establishing collaborative ways to deliver the council's Movement Plan with the Highways team.
Working with colleagues from other councils on progressing transport policy across London.

About You:

As a transport planning specialist, you will be part of a dedicated team of planners, graduates and apprentices who are very enthusiastic about tackling the climate emergency by updating planning policy and guidance to ensure planning and development pushes the boundaries of transport mitigation and accessibility and movement.

You will need to report to senior officers and members, and you will need to liaise with the GLA and Central Government responding to new initiatives and policy, and finding ways to implement them effectively at Southwark.

Benefits and more information:

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance.

You will benefit from 28 days basic annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 36 days with continuous service, a generous local government salary related pension, cycle to work and cycle loan scheme, season-ticket loan, confidential wellbeing and counselling support.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our
Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Closing date:
Sunday 2 April 2023 at 23:59

Shortlisting date:
w/c 3 April 2023

Interview date:
Wednesday 12 April 202- SWCHTF_

Job Reference:
SC05564