Transport Planner - Leicester, United Kingdom - Leicester City Council

Leicester City Council

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Leicester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job details:

Job reference

REQ1098

Date posted

23/02/2023

Application closing date

20/03/2023

Location

Hybrid working
Home and Leicester City Offices

Salary
- £42,503 - £45,495 per year

Package

Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement) £62,035

Contractual hours

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Planning and Transport

Attachments

Job Specification

Transport Planner:

Job description

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Play a key role in developing a high quality, inclusive transport, and planning infrastructure in Leicester.

We are small team of Transport Planners and Highway Adoption Engineers, who are involved in a wide range of planning and regeneration led projects including strategic and cross boundary themes.

Using the benchmarks of Leicester Street Design Guide, we aim to enable high quality developments through a collaborative working process.

This is a full-time, permanent role working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Hybrid - working from home and at City Hall. It is expected that you'll undertake site visits across the city and attend meetings citywide and beyond as necessary.

What you'll be doing

What you'll need

Talented and creative, you'll have high level of experience in highways, planning or transportation with knowledge of local government procedures.

Highly organised and self
- motivated, you'll be driven to deliver on high value Planning Authority related projects and overcome complex issues. Using strong analytical skills, you'll be able to analyse digitally presented plans and understand traffic modelling output. With effective verbal and written communication skills, you'll be able to write and present complex reports, negotiate with stakeholders and work effectively with partners. Highly organised, self-motivated, and decisive, you'll ensure all objectives are delivered within timescales and compliant with current legislation and local standards.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.

You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working.

We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities.

In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

If you would like a chat before applying, feel free to contact Simon White, Team Leader Highway Development Control & Road Safety, on
**Interview/Assessments will take place on Tuesday 4th April 2023