Graduate Transport Planner (PDP)
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/288411/982
- Positions: 2
- Salary: £32,512 to £43,735 per annum
- Category: Graduate Schemes & Internships
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working hours: 36 hours per week
- Posted on: 4 July 2024
- Closing date: 28 July 2024
- Directorate: Highways, Infrastructure & Planning
- Location: Quadrant Court, 35 Guildford Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7QQ
Description
This role has a starting salary of £32,512 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week. Your salary will increase as you progress through the professional development programme (PDP).
We're on the lookout for individuals interested in starting or developing a career as a PDP Transport Planner, to support the Transport Policy Team. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact in overseeing and developing sustainable transport policies, projects and programmes to enable more people to move around Surrey in healthier, cleaner, greener ways. You will help to deliver our ambitious Surrey Transport Plan on our journey towards net zero, as part of the Council's Climate Change Strategy.
The team is based in Woking, in offices close to the railway station. We work flexibly, with 2 days in the office and other days either working at home or in alternative locations. Travelling with sustainability in mind, you will also be required to undertake site visits throughout the County.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- The opportunity to take a Masters degree or other professional qualification.
About the Team
The Transport Policy Team are championing and delivering cleaner, greener transport modes, through policies and programmes centred around place making, active travel, public transport, and behaviour change. Working with National, Regional and Local partners, and engaging local communities to gain support to deliver sustainable infrastructure to meet our net zero targets.
The PDP Transport Planner will support team members, providing an opportunity to innovate and embed industry standard design good practice and our Healthy Streets guidance to drive the delivery of our active travel programme to its success. You will support the team to realise the overarching objectives of our ambitious Local Transport Plan (LTP4), contributing to Surrey's Greener future.
About the Role
Strong Technical Knowledge: As PDP Transport Planner you'll be the driving force in providing transport planning policy advice to councillors and residents alongside providing excellent technical evidence and project management for scheme business cases.
Working with Partners and communities: Your skills in communication and building relationships will develop strong networks at a local level and, working collaboratively with Surrey's 11 local councils, internal and external partners to bring the wider community along on, to gain stakeholder support to deliver sustainable infrastructure and behaviour change.
Green agenda: Your decisions will be aligned with our adopted Surrey Transport Plan in line with our strategic priorities, benefiting stakeholders and Surrey residents, ensuring no one is left behind.
Shortlisting
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Excellent communication skills and transport planning knowledge as well as the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels
- Enthusiasm for wanting to address transport related issues and problems
- You have started developing strong project management skills and are an effective team player
- Relevant university degree background and may have already gained experience of working in the environment or transport sector
- Ablility to demonstrate experience of working to tight deadlines and meeting targets
As part of the application process, you will be asked to upload your CV and answer the following questions:
- Why are you interested in the Transport Planning profession?
- What aspect(s) of Transport Planning are you most interested in and wish to work on? For example: Sustainable modes and Active Travel, Policy or Strategy, Behaviour change, Scheme design, Assessment & Appraisal, etc?
- Please state one or two transport related issues you feel are particularly relevant today?
Answers to these questions will be scored and used for shortlisting purposes and discussed at interview. The full role profile can be found within the advert; please refer to this when writing your answers.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact Neil McClure, Future Transport Programme Manager, by email (neil.mcclure@surreycc.gov.uk) or telephone (07971 663420).
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28th July 2024 with interviews to follow with 2-3 weeks.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
