Principal Transport Planner LEVI - Nottingham

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Transport Strategy service is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join an ambitious and innovative team. The team has a central role in delivering innovative transport projects that support the Carbon Neutral 2028 Plan and other economic and environmental strategies.

The post offers the opportunity to work in all aspects of future transport related strategies and schemes ranging from policy development, bidding for funding, commissioning projects, scheme delivery, communications and monitoring and evaluation activities.

It will require working with other areas of the Council, public sector partners, residents and businesses. The post will also advise on relevant transport strategies, prepare funding bids, procurement and support other schemes requiring electric infrastructure such as the mobility hubs and electric car club.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree or equivalent in Transport Planning or related discipline, qualified to be eligible for membership of a relevant professional organisation, e.g. IHT, CILT or relevant employment experience in transport, planning or related discipline.
• Experience of procuring, managing or delivering charge point schemes.
• Knowledge and experience in managing, including commissioning, of complex projects and programmes demonstrating a proactive and problem-solving approach.
• Knowledge of performance management principles and the operation of service level agreements and other protocols.
• Ability to guide, support, motivate and manage junior staff.
• Ability to communicate and present complex information and ideas effectively, orally and in writing, and to adapt communications to both technical and non-technical audiences in a clear, effective and concise manner.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Rasita Chudasama, Innovative Transport Manager by email at rasita.chudasama@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 27th January 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held in February 2025

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