Assistant Spatial Planner

2 days ago

Guildford, United Kingdom Highways England Full time

**Your new role**

National Highways have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Spatial Planner to join our multi-disciplinary team in the South East region. The Assistant Spatial Planner will take a proactive role in the town and country planning system by helping to ensure that new developments are well located and planned for, and the travel demands they create are sustainable.

You will assist and work alongside our team of Spatial Planners, working with local authority partners and developers to ensure the transport impacts of individual developments and Local Plans are fully considered and mitigation measures necessary on our road network are identified.

**What you’ll be leading on**
- Supporting our Spatial Planners and the Spatial Planning Manager in collaborating with local planning authorities and other stakeholders as they develop local plans and strategic growth plans.
- Discharging our responsibilities as a statutory consultee within the planning system, including the management of specialist consultant support; where necessary, escalating more complex cases to a Spatial Planner or Spatial Planning Manager
- Preparing planning consultation responses and reports and providing support on more complex cases.
- Supporting ongoing liaison with key external stakeholders, through attendance at meetings and other planning or discussion forums. You will provide evidence-based and transparent guidance and advice on future local plans and share information on Highways England's emerging strategies and future programmes for the region.
- Supporting the attendance of our Spatial Planners and Spatial Planning Manager, who represent us at public examinations and inquiries.
- Working with Spatial Planners and Spatial Planning Manager as they engage with internal and external partners to identify and secure funding opportunities for improvements to our road network which support development, for example through developer contributions and the Housing Infrastructure Fund.

**To be successful you’ll need**
- Have a prior understanding of spatial planning or town planning / transport planning, including associated legislation and development management.
- Be aware and have knowledge relevant statutory and regulatory responsibilities/standards/manuals, requirements and guidance.
- Have an appreciation of the importance of transport-related issues, to the spatial planning arena.
- A good understanding of transport appraisal techniques and guidance.
- Have relevant health & safety qualification/knowledge/experience.
- A desire to achieve additional qualifications / status - support offered in all areas of career development.

**A bit about us**

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.

**Why you should join us**

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation

**We also offer**
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

**And finally

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