Portsmouth City Council

Transport Strategy Team Leader

Job Description

Transport Strategy Team Leader

Salary: Band 12 £47,572 - £51,854 p.a.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: 2 x Permanent posts and 1 x fixed term post

Come and be part of a team that can shape the future of transport in Portsmouth. Portsmouth City Council is a dynamic authority with a proven track record of partnership working and successful funding bids.

With an adopted Portsmouth Transport Strategy (Local Transport Plan 4) the Transport team are working towards a clear vision that "By 2038 Portsmouth will have a people-centred, connected, travel network that prioritises walking, cycling and public transport to help deliver a safer, healthier and more prosperous city" and we need strong Team Leaders to push this forward!

Portsmouth is currently developing a series of daughter strategies to the Local Transport Plan with those emerging over the next year including parking, electric vehicle infrastructure and public transport, are you the person who can develop and shape this transport policy?

We are always keen to identify and maximise external funding opportunities, and have recently secured more external funding than ever before with grant awards including Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Bus Service Improvement Plan, Zero Emission Bus Regional Area, Future Transport Zone, Transforming Cities Fund, Active Travel Fund and Local Capability Fund. Come and be a part of the exciting and transformative work happening in developing Portsmouth's travel network, delivering our policies and receiving national recognition such as for our award winning On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.

Many of the funded programmes are working with our neighbouring local transport authority partners including Solent Transport, as well as private sector partners such as operators. There is an opportunity for this role to represent Portsmouth in sub-regional work with not only Solent Transport but also Transport for South East and Partnership for South Hampshire.

We are looking for three Transport Strategy Team Leaders, who will report directly to the Transport Planning Manager, one with a key focus on policy and strategy development, another to focus on strategic programme and pilot project delivery, scoping out the opportunities and bringing innovation to the city, and the third leading on electric vehicle infrastructure, developing our strategy and delivering the much needed infrastructure to the city. The post holders will lead a diverse team and will work closely with colleagues, councillors, and key stakeholders to shape the city's public transport offer and deliver against the transport strategy and wider corporate objectives, embedding a strategic and evidence based approached to delivery.

This is a great time to join the Transport Service at Portsmouth City Council as we have an ambitious, high-profile pipeline of projects coming forward in the city and you will be joining an enthusiastic team.

Click the link to see what exciting plans we have and find out more of what you can be involved with!

https://travel.portsmouth.gov.uk/ 

What you'll get in return

We support employee development throughout and can offer transport-related training and development opportunities.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

· A generous pension scheme

· Up to 31 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time.

· Flexible / hybrid working

· A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at popular high street retailers

· Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support

· Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships

· Potential to purchase additional annual leave

· Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Please check out the link here to view the benefits of working with us!

https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/ 

How to apply

To make sure your application is above the rest, please download the Job Profile HERE to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role.

When completing your application please also upload a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section, covering the ‘Who is the Person’ points on the job profile giving examples of your experience and any transferrable skills.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

Apply Before 01/05/2023, 23:59

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