PDP Transport Planner and Modeller

This role has a starting salary of £31,262 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week. Your salary will increase as you progress through the programme.

We are excited to be hiring a new Transport Planner and Modeller to join our Transport Studies team. The team is based in Woking, in offices close to the railway station. We work flexibly, with 2 days in the office and other days either working at home or in alternative locations.

It is a fascinating and rewarding role within a professional sector that is much in the news. We combine the use of 'big data' with GIS and transport models to provide analysis and clear information. We aim to improve places where residents live and work combined with enhancing the environment.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• The opportunity to take a Masters degree or other professional qualification.

About the Team

The Transport Studies works with different teams within the organisation. Because of this, you will gain knowledge of other disciplines ranging from Transport Policy through to Design, Construction and Maintenance with many others in between. It makes for a fascinating role, where you will be able to contribute your own transport planning and modelling expertise. Please note that our Transport Policy team is also advertising for PDP Transport Planners: if in doubt about which post to apply for, please submit applications for both.

About the Role

Your work will include the analysis of issues and the appraisal of possible solutions as part of preparing business cases for funding bids. The use and presentation of data and associated analysis is vital to inform decisions and secure funding. Consequently, we wish to make use of your skills to develop this important area.

Day-to-day duties include:

• Extracting and manipulating transport and movement related data to assist in analysis and interpretation: this could involve the use of GIS techniques
• Preparing information for use in assessment tools, junction models and microsimulation models, and both undertaking modelling and carrying out checks on models done by others
• Coding information such as representations of the road and public transport network for use in models, especially strategic models
• Calibrating and then validating models
• Assisting with assessment and modelling outputs and then report writing
• Understanding and using a variety of assessment tools, such as the Active Travel Appraisal Toolkit and accessibility tools
• Undergoing training in transport appraisal and analysis, transport economics, data collection, monitoring and evaluation, road safety, highway design and best practice

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Qualifications: either A levels (or equivalent) or relevant degree (e.g. geography, maths, engineering, GIS, environmental science, economics, etc.)
• Computer literate, with good spreadsheet skills
• Ability to work both on your own (e.g. at home) or with colleagues in the office

To apply, alongside your CV, you will be asked to answer the following questions:

1. Why are you interested in the Transport Planning profession?
2. What aspect(s) of Transport Planning are you particularly interested in and wish to work on? For example: policy, economics, data and use of GIS to present analysis, forecasting, assessment & appraisal, etc.
3. Please state one or two transport related issues you are interested in.

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 12/05/2024 with interviews planned for early June.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.