Team Leader; Transport Vision, Policy & Strategy

Position: TEAM LEADER (TRANSPORT VISION, POLICY & STRATEGY)

The Council’s Development & Growth directorate is playing a major role in managing Cardiff’s rapid growth and responding to the climate emergency. We are currently taking forward a range of projects and initiatives to transform Cardiff’s transport system, support new development, increase sustainable travel, and improve the health and wellbeing of Cardiff residents.

About the job

The post holder will lead the Transport Vision, Policy and Strategy team whose focus is the delivery of active travel and road safety projects. The post is an exciting opportunity to play an active part in re-shaping the city and delivering the Council’s ambitious sustainable and active travel agenda set out in the Transport White Paper.

Ensuring the Council fulfils its statutory obligations under the Active Travel (Wales) Act and road safety legislation and shaping the Council’s positioning on active travel and road safety policy matters are key responsibilities of the Team Leader.

These sit alongside the overall co-ordination of the team’s work programme – including bidding for and managing external grant funding and project budgets – and supporting the team’s delivery of a range of infrastructure projects, road safety education and training activities and an Active Travel Schools programme.

What We Are Looking For From You

The successful candidate will have a firm commitment to sustainable and active travel and road safety. Through having a relevant qualification, training or equivalent previous experience, they will have extensive knowledge of relevant policy and technical matters and the demonstrable capability to effectively lead and manage a team in all aspects of programme and project delivery within a multi-disciplinary environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to engage, collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues, Council Members, Cabinet Members and external partners and stakeholders are essential for this role.

Additional

information

For further information or an informal conversation, please contact Matt Price, Team Leader, Transport Vision, Policy and Strategy on .

The post is permanent and suitable for post share.

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We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.