Our Client is looking for a capable and senior candidate to oversee and lead a range of transport projects as part of their investment plans to deliver safer more reliable/sustainable journies.

Main Duties include but not limited to:

• To support the management of the infrastructure plan team ensuring the transport and planning elements are being effectively progress in line with the programme for current and future years.

• To investigate and co-ordinate transport priorities in the County, supporting senior officers in the development of outline business cases.

• To support the infrastructure planning teams performance helping mentor junior staff and identify skill and training needs to support career development and succession planning in the team.

• To oversee the assessment of a range of transport projects, with direct responsibility for the co-ordination of projects with construction values around £2M, exploiting opportunities for best value benefits to meet the wider corporate objectives.

• To actively engage with internal/external partners, contemplating a range of issues and options and offering balanced judgements for the inclusion/exclusion of improvement options on transport projects, where appropriate recording these as part of the outline business case.

• Support junior staff and consultants in the development of transport project designs, helping inform best value decisions, appropriate to the stage in planning.

• Working collaboratively with internal/external partners, stakeholders, Members and other organisations to support plans for transport projects.

• Represent at meetings, public exhibitions, committees and other events and provide support to senior officers as appropriate.

• Oversee project risks and opportunities, offering recommendations to remove, reduce, mitigate and manage these appropriate to the stage in planning. Where appropriate you may need to justify or direct design decisions and present these to seniors, internal/external partners, stakeholders, Members and other organisations.

• Oversee the completion of Road Safety Audits/Designers Responses, C2/3 Notices, Land Searches and other legal/financial duties

• Plan, conduct and monitor project design reviews

• Prepare outline business cases material and co-ordinate project handovers for construction/delivery.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Education to foundation degree/ diploma level or NVQ5 or equivalent in planning/engineering or related discipline and at least 5 years of relevant post academic experience
• Able to apply good judgement when balancing project needs and costs in the assessment of transport projects.
• Demonstrate good attention to detail, particularly associated with the collection of data, information, assessments and drawings
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of design standards and guidelines relevant to transport planning
• Good understanding of planning process, Environmental Impact Assessments and/or (Outline) Business Cases.
• Demonstrable Experience of successfully working collaboratively with internal/external partners and represent in a range of environments.
• Able to contribute to and produce robust evidence for public examination, hearings and inquiries
• Flexible approach to working, able to visit sites and attend meetings across the County, and appear at Committees and Public Exhibitions.

Desirable criteria:

• *Incorporated or other professional Membership of a relevant professional and/or a desire to work towards Chartered Membership
• *Knowledge of a range of computer modelling techniques, including indidual junctions (such as Junctions/LINSIG) as well as larger networks (such as VISSIM/Paramics)
• *Experience appearing as an expert witness at Hearing, Inquiries and/or Examinations in Public
• *Demonstrate abilities and willingness to mentor junior staff

 To apply please send your CV to the email address below.