Transport Planner​/P&R Supervisor

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Head of Engineering & Transport

LOCATION: City Offices/Flexible Working

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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 & Ride Service.

• 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.

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.

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.

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.

JOB TITLE Transport Planner

DEPARTMENT Regulatory Date: March 2018

Requirements

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…