Principal Planner

Medway Council is recruiting to a new post of Strategic Transport Planner. You will

have the opportunity to shape the future of transport across Medway, delivering on our

ambition for sustainable growth.

You will be required to lead and manage strategic transport planning activities for the Council, ensuring the development and delivery of effective transport policies, plans, and projects that support Medway's spatial planning and sustainable transport objectives.

Liaise with stakeholders in a way that promotes the vision and values of the Council.

**Accountabilities and outcomes**:

- Lead on strategic transport planning activities to support spatial planning in Medway, including the development of the Local Plan and supporting documents such as Supplementary Planning Documents, Development Briefs, and Design Guidance.
- Manage external providers of transport advice and technical work, including strategic transport modelling, mitigation, and sustainable transport strategies, and prepare and present reports to Council Committees and other statutory bodies.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies, developers, consultants, and local transport groups, to influence and develop transport policies and strategies, and support the Local Plan enquiry process by preparing evidence and engaging with the Planning Inspectorate.
- Identify and secure external funding opportunities that support strategic and sustainable transport solutions in Medway, and lead on the coordination and development of business cases for transport infrastructure schemes, including commissioning economic appraisals.
- Shape, drive, and coordinate the planning, development, and delivery of strategic local transport projects and road and rail infrastructure schemes.
- Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of local transport plans, policies, and objectives in alignment with regional and national transport strategies.
- Provide technical transport planning advice on complex or specialist matters to the wider Planning Service, corporate and community stakeholders, and on regional transport infrastructure projects delivered by external organisations, promoting and supporting local priorities and strategies, and overseeing consultation responses.
- Support the Council’s involvement with sub-national transport bodies, contributing to the development, implementation, and monitoring of regional strategies, and ensuring that the Council’s transport priorities are properly reflected in planning, transport, and investment plans and policies. At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C. There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.

**The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels**:
Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.

Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience.

**Important Information-**

**Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile**

**For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.**
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date._