Active Travel Officer

Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: Fixed term - 2 years (funded project) Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 (Pay award pending) Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office) We’ve recently launched an ambitious new strategy to help people in South Yorkshire walk, wheel, and cycle in their neighbourhoods and access jobs and opportunities. We’re recruiting an Active Travel Officer to play a key role in delivering this vision. Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter to detail how you meet the essential criteria for the role (please see role profile attached). Please note, all applications should be made directly via our careers portal . We especially welcome applications from people whose voices are often underrepresented in transport and active travel, including women, people with disabilities, people from ethnically diverse communities, and those on low incomes. Please note South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority does not hold a sponsorship licence and cannot provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for any roles advertised. About The Role Your focus will be on making active travel safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable for everyone. You’ll support the design and delivery of walking, wheeling, and cycling schemes, with a strong emphasis on infrastructure—so technical knowledge of highway design and a passion for active travel are essential. Working collaboratively with local authorities, national partners, and communities, you’ll help create inclusive and innovative infrastructure and initiatives. You’ll contribute to developing our active travel network and investment pipeline, support scheme design and implementation, and ensure projects meet the highest standards. Key Responsibilities Include: Assist the Design Review Panel in evaluating proposals and ensuring alignment with national and regional standards. Support development and delivery of the active travel network, investment pipeline, mapping, and schemes. Ensure underrepresented communities’ voices are prioritised in design and delivery. Collaborate across teams to integrate infrastructure, behaviour change, and safety measures. Provide input into planning applications to promote active travel-friendly developments. Support the Safer Roads strategy and integrate safety measures into schemes. Contribute to trials of innovative infrastructure designs with local authority partners. Help develop propositions to secure funding and policy support from Government. Build strong relationships with internal teams, Active Travel England, and other stakeholders. Assist in developing specifications for commissioned services and act as client for procured services. Stay informed on national and local policy and best practice in active travel. About You We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented individual with a strong technical/ highways background who is passionate about creating healthier, more connected communities through active travel. You’ll have the ability to combine your technical knowledge with extensive communication and collaboration skills, and thrive in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment. You’ll be confident in interpreting data, reviewing highways designs, and contributing to strategic planning, all while keeping the needs of local communities at the heart of your work. About You: Experience in highways design / has an engineering background. Experience in designing and delivering active travel infrastructure including on the highway. Experience in partnership working with a range of stakeholders. Experience in CAD. Knowledge of transport strategy development and project delivery. Familiarity with national design standards for highways and active travel infrastructure. Strong analytical and research skills, including data interpretation and mapping. Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presenting to stakeholders. Ability to understand and communicate complex information clearly. Desirable: Knowledge of consultation requirements for active travel infrastructure. Working knowledge of programme management techniques and GIS. Experience supporting strategy and bid development. Understanding of political environments and ability to respond to urgent requests. Benefits All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success. In addition to the above, some of benefits include - Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues. Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts. Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time-off in the form of Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave. Rewarding You - Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes. Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on-the-job training and qualifications Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management. Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements. Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact recruitment@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk or include within your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.