POST OBJECTIVE:

To develop and promote transport policies and proposals including in connection with

supporting the delivery of the city council’s major projects. To manage the city councils

Park and Ride Service.

Specific Tasks:

• To provide transport planning advice to the Major Projects team, Planning Department

and other teams within the Council in relation to large scale development schemes. To

attend Council Committees and advise on these matters.

• To develop transport policies and provide the transport policy advice for all relevant

areas of the Council’s work, including the review of the Winchester District Local Plan,

the joint County/District transport strategies (WMS) and parking policies.

• To manage the Park & Ride service including working with the service operator on day-

to-day issues, inspections to confirm standards, securing government grants where

possible and procuring a new operator when the current contract ends.

• To assist in planning for major development areas in the district, especially advising on

transport policy requirements, developer contributions, master planning and

development options.

• To liaise with Hampshire County Council on transport proposals and policies.

• To work closely with the City and County Councils’ traffic engineers, other departments

and organisations and individuals to help promote and implement specific transport and

environmental schemes. This includes safer routes to school, cycle routes and parking,

park and ride schemes, and improvement of passenger transport services.

• To provide advice to developers and applicants on producing transport assessments and

other information that may be required in association with development proposals.

• To monitor the effect of transport policies and proposals and advise on modifications as

necessary.• To support the council’s cleaner greener initiatives including promoting sustainable travel

• To undertake such other duties, as may be determined by the Head of Programme

commensurate with the grade of the post and the abilities of the post holder.

To work alongside cluster councils on policies/transport to achieve integrated policies and

aligned systems under LGR.

Health and Safety

Every employee while at work has a duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety

and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work - Health and

Safety at Work Act 1974.

Equality

Winchester City Council bases its employment practices on the concept of equal opportunity.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council opposes all forms of discrimination or unfair

treatment on the grounds of gender, martial status, race, colour, nationality, national origin,

ethnic origin, religious belief, sexual orientation, disability or age. No employee or job applicant

will be disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Safeguarding

Winchester City Council has a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children

and vulnerable adults. The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is

responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the

organisation.PERSON SPECIFICATION

JOB TITLE Transport Planner

DEPARTMENT Regulatory Date: March 2018

Requirements		Weighting	Assessment Method
Skills	Transport planning & project management skills	3	A/I/R
	Excellent written and oral communication skills	3	A/I/R
	Ability to organise and conduct project meetings and workshops	3	A/I/R
	Tactful and diplomatic	3	I/R
Experience	Proven experience of transport planning	3	A/I/R
	projects and large scale development schemes. Experience of development projects in Local Government or similar Experience of managing transport contracts	2 2	A/I A/I
	Experience of the procurement process	2	A/I
Personal Qualities	Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the Authority including Members	3	A/I/R
	Ability to work as a team member and build relationships	3	A/I
	Experience in facilitating meetings, preparing	3	A/I/R
	and analysing data Commitment, enthusiasm, confidence	3	A/I/R
	Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport	3	A/I/R
Specific Job Requirements	Understand the pressure for change within the Council and the implications for service delivery	3	A/I
Qualifications	Qualified at degree equivalent level A chartered transport planner, civil engineer or	3	A/Q
	equivalent	1	Q
Weighting 3 – Essential for the successful performance of the job 2 – Desirable but can be achieved through on the job training or experience 1 – Useful but not essential for successful performance of the job

 

Assessment

Application Form A Interview I Tests T

References R Presentation P Evidence of Qualification

 

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