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Job details

Salary range :  £43,421 - £46,464 per annum

Work location :   County Hall, Oxford

Please note we are actively looking at our ways of working using everything we have learnt and heard from our employees about the organisational and personal benefits of agile working. What you can absolutely expect from working at OCC is that you will have the support to do your job and deliver great results, wherever you are based. Each role at OCC is different and we know the needs of individuals are also varied, and so our approach to where and how often we would like to see you in person will be taken depending on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you as part of the recruitment process.

Hours per week : 37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working

Contract type :   Permanent

Closing date :  Sunday 23rd June 2024

Interview date : Week commencing Monday 24th June 2024

Be a part of designing and making great places and public spaces across Oxfordshire for people to live, work, visit and invest in.

About us

The Placemaking service is at the forefront of place-based planning and supporting communities in leading the changes in their local areas. Working closely with partners, the service facilitates change through engagement, joint working and creative thinking on how to improve the lives of those living, working and visiting Oxfordshire. This is a new approach for the County Council and we need enthusiastic fresh thinking individuals that understand how to make places and people thrive.

About the role

The Senior Transport Planner role is key in bringing plans for places alive. The role will oversee the assessment of a range of transport projects including option appraisal and feasibility assessments leading on the objectives of the Oxfordshire Local Transport and Connectivity Plan. The role will model how the organisation’s values and behaviours which are at the heart of everything we do. The Senior Transport Planner is key to building strong relationships with partners and key stakeholders to facilitate quality conversations about place and will understand the local area they are working with to identify and develop proposals that can be delivered on the ground.

Please note that this role does not meet the requirements needed to support in obtaining a Skilled Worker Visa

About you

If you are passionate about building better places through collaboration and innovative design then this is the role for you. If you have a background in planning, transport, design or related discipline we would like to hear from you. Making quality places takes creativity, empathy and drive. As we move away from traditional transport schemes towards the creation of better functional spaces, we need a range of skills to change the thinking and practice.

Rewards and benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 33 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development