Transport for London - Principal Technical Planner

This is cycle related, it's a town planning position and relates to transport planning which includes cycling.

https://tfl.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=91040&lang=en

Principal Technical Planner 005754
Organisation

• Surface Planning Job
  
• Project Management
  Position Type
  
• Full Time
  
  
  

Salary circa £47,000
18 month Fixed Term Contract

About us

Transport for London is responsible for implementing the Mayor's Transport Strategy for London and managing transport services across the Capital. Services are wide and varied, and include Streets Maintenance, London Buses, Taxi & Private Hire, Cycle Hire Schemes, Underground & Overground Rail and River Services.

The role

Based at our modern Palestra building in Southwark, you will deliver technical input and expertise to develop cycling policy & delivery priorities. This is an excellent opportunity to utilise, challenge and develop your professional skills within a team of leaders in their field. Your proven technical expertise will identify & develop programmes of work to deliver our required cycling outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

Lead on the provision of technical inputs for delivering evidence based cycling policy & aligned stakeholder outcomes for a portfolio mode / priority area, in line with the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS), TfL/Surface Transport’s strategic objectives, and both national and international best practice, guidance and legislation.
Ensure the highest standard of technical cycling policy inputs, translating new and changed national & international technical legislation - make recommendations to the Senior Delivery Planning Manager and Principal Delivery Planners on key technical policy development.
Work with Senior Delivery Planning Manager, Principal Delivery Planners and others across the organisation to develop and consult on the revised London Cycling Design Standards document.
Highlight new and emerging technical cycling issues and recommend to Senior Delivery Planning Manager and Principal Delivery Planners the commissioning of appropriate data analysis, research & pilots.
Support the development of the improvement programmes across the Surface Delivery teams (inc. Planning, Roads, Traffic & CCTE), including technical assessment; and support programmes through their delivery lifecycle as required.
Support the Senior Delivery Planning Manager and Principal Delivery Planners in providing appropriate responses on cycling portfolio policy issues to external stakeholder enquiries and consultations from the media, Ministers, MPs, Councillors, Mayor's Questions, Freedom of Information requests and members of the public.
Develop and promote technical policy standards, guidance and advice relating to cycling. Provide technical advice on cycling & disseminate best practice.
The job holder supports the development of Delivery Planning’s policies and their outputs and advice supports recommendations (made jointly with the other Senior Delivery Planning Managers) to the Head of Delivery Planning on the budgets to be allocated to Surface Delivery teams via the TLRN Improvement Programme process and to Boroughs via the Local Implementation Plan process.

What you will need

Please think carefully about the skills knowledge and experience outlined below and ensure that your CV and covering letter fully reflect the requirements of the role:

Knowledge

Relevant qualification at degree level or higher and/or professional membership / qualification of a recognised professional Institution (e.g. ICE; IHT; CILT) or equivalent experience.
Broad knowledge of emerging best practices in transport, traffic, public realm and urban design.
Technical knowledge relating to cycling, including recent developments in cycling infrastructure and design standards.

Skills

Strong analytical skills, experienced in interpreting research and analysis to inform policy development.
Specific technical skills relating to cycling, including recent developments in cycling infrastructure and design standards.
Skilled problem solver with a willingness to work flexibly, including working in virtual teams, and positively in meeting TfL and Mayoral objectives.
Good oral and written communication skills, with an ability to work and think accurately in high-pressure situations

Experience

In depth experience of working in a technical cycling-related area
Experience of translating transport strategy and policies to determine implications.
Experience of developing and assessing business cases
Experience of developing evidence based transport policy and best practice to deliver strategic objectives

Application Process

Application for this position is by CV and covering letter, each maximum two sides A4. Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of your answers to pre-screening questions, and on your CV and covering letter.

Other Information

The closing date for this vacancy is 14th March 2013 @ 23.59 hours.