Senior Transport Planner

At Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Environment Department, we offer a wide range of services to help make the borough an attractive place, one that is safe, clean and green and one in which our residents take pride.

**Hammersmith and Fulham Councils key priorities as set out in the H&F Vision are**:
**- Building shared prosperity**:

- **Doing things with residents, not to them**:

- **Taking pride in H&F**:

- **Creating a compassionate council**:

- **Being ruthlessly financially efficient**:

- **Rising to the challenge of the climate and ecological emergency**

In order to achieve this vision, the Transport Department are looking for an experienced transport professional to join the Transport Strategy & Sustainability service and support a team of specialists.

As part of the team you will work closely with colleagues in Public Realm, the Economy and other services across the council.

As the knowledge and innovation hub for Public Realm you will explore opportunities for pilot schemes and lead the way to achieve the Councils priorities while ensuring good governance, quality assurance and delivery. The team will also work to align priorities and build long term relationships with strategic partners and key stakeholders to ensure the Councils ambitions and aspirations are realised.

The role is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of the transport, public realm and climate change agendas. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future priorities for place and infrastructure through policy making, scheme conception, sponsoring major scheme delivery within a multidisciplinary and challenging context.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our forward thinking and collaborative team.

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

**Role Responsibilities**:
**The role responsibilities are**:

- To undertake work within the responsibilities of the Planning Division, Strategy and Development Management, and at such a level, as is commensurate with the postholder's position and under the supervision of the Principal.
- To lead and advise on engagement and consultation on schemes or policies.
- To commission and carry out traffic, transport, kerbside and air quality studies including the collection, collation, analysis and reporting of data and findings.
- To attend Departmental, inter-departmental and inter-authority meetings, working parties etc., as Departmental or Council representative.
- To exercise financial control of expenditure in respect of schemes and projects for which the post holder is responsible.

Please refer to the **Job Description** for more information.

**People Values**:
How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

**We are fair**

We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

**We are caring**

We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

**We are collaborators**

We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

**We are driven**

We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

**Recruiting for Attitude**:
Your skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience. We are looking for people who have the following attributes:
**Complex problem-solving**
The ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.

**Critical thinking**
The ability to challenge the norms through evidence-based approaches using both numerical and critical reasoning and thinking. You can rationalise decision-making and form views quickly and soundly from a range of sources.

**Creativity**

**People management**
You can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development. You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.

**Coordinating with others**
You have the knack of working well with others. You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others. You can also reco