Principal Transport Planner

About the Role

Lead transport projects that make streets safer, greener, and easier to navigate. We are looking for an experienced Principal Transport Planner to join the Streetscene team and drive high-impact sustainable transport improvements. You will lead a team, oversee complex projects and provide expert advice to senior stakeholders, councillors, developers, residents and partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Transport Planning team.
• Deliver transport projects, policies and programmes from concept to completion.
• Provide senior technical advice on transport planning, traffic management and public realm matters.
• Build strong relationships with developers, consultants, residents, councillors and internal teams.
• Manage budgets, resources, risks, consultants and contractors.
• Ensure schemes meet legislation, policy requirements and Council priorities.
• Deputise for the Sustainable Transport and Engagement Manager when required.

About You

You will be a confident transport planning professional who can lead people, influence decisions, and deliver results in a busy public-sector environment.

• Significant post-qualification experience in transport planning.
• Proven ability to deliver complex transport projects.
• Experience leading, supervising and motivating staff.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid knowledge of transport planning, traffic management, legislation and policy.
• Experience managing budgets, consultants, contractors and competing priorities.
• Relevant qualification in Transportation Planning or a related discipline.

Why Join Us?

Join a forward-thinking service and help deliver projects that support safer streets, healthier travel, better accessibility and more sustainable communities.

Additional Information

• Responsible for managing up to six members of staff.
• Occasional attendance at meetings outside normal working hours may be required.
• Committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, and the wellbeing of its employees.

Apply now to lead change and help shape better streets for communities.

Compliance Requirements 

• Three years of references required.
• Willingness to participate in the mandatory Right to Work Checks as part of the pre-screening application process.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading public-sector provider, acts as the employment business for this vacancy. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity and equal opportunity in the workplace.