Sustainable Transport Officer

**Employer**
- Kingston Council

**Location(s)**
- Kingston

**Contract Type**
- Permanent

**Working Hours**
- Full Time

**Grade**
- G

**Hours Per Week**
- 36

**Salary Range**
- £37,068 - £40,755

**Salary Basis**
- Per annum

**Leave Entitlement**
- 27 days

**Application Deadline**

01/06/2025, 23:55

**Anticipated Interview Date(s)**
- TBC

**About the Borough**

This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.

Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.

We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.

Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.

Working within the Sustainable Transport Team to promote the use of sustainable transport modes in order to reduce traffic congestion, improve road safety, air pollution and deliver public health outcomes.
- Delivers a range of schemes and campaigns that promote the use of sustainable modes of transport
- Work with the local organisations, community groups and residents to encourage, facilitate and support community based participation to promote sustainable transport, including management of relevant events
- Works with Partners and external organisations to support and promote associated programmes and campaigns such as the mini-Holland Programme and London wide TfL campaigns
- Engage with local businesses and encourages and supports them to develop Travel Plans
- Promotes sustainable and active travel to organisations within the borough, provide them with support to implement sustainable transport events and initiatives
- Supports schools to develop and implement School Travel Plans
- Assist schools in attaining and maintaining their TfL Travel for Life (STARS) accreditation
- Assist schools with promoting sustainable travel to staff, parents and pupils through campaigns, events and initiatives
- Designs and implements Road Safety Education campaigns, aimed at a range of groups, including school children and other vulnerable groups
- Manages of the School Crossing Patrol Service

**About you**
- Educated to degree level
- Experience of promoting and delivering sustainable transport initiatives including roadshows and consultation events
- An experienced project manager, used to delivering work on time and on budget
- Used to working in a public facing role, communicating with the general public
- Experienced in managing small teams of staff
- Experience working with health partners, Council colleagues and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Elected Members, residents, schools and community groups.

**About Us**
- Our role is a key and front-facing one within the Council, as the work-streams we deal with are often those which will create a level of interest from our residents and road users. We oversee and manage the delivery of the TfL budget programmes - especially the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) programme which includes walking, cycling, School Streets and low traffic schemes, as well as traditional road safety and highway schemes. The expanding remit of behaviour change programmes now e-bike share and cargo bike contracts. The team works closely with colleag