Principal Transport Planner Clean Air Zone
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Job Summary
Help Shape a Cleaner Healthier Sheffield
Sheffield is the core city at the heart of the South Yorkshire region a major employment centre and hub for high skilled jobs global inward investment and knowledge-intensive businesses with our economic reach extending across Yorkshire and over the Pennines into the North West.
Its an exciting time to join Sheffield City Council. Momentum is building across the city with significant investment already underway alongside an ambitious 10-year Growth Plan focused on economic growth regeneration and creating opportunity for all.
A key part of that vision is &slshquotA City on the Move&slshquot improving connectivity supporting sustainable growth and creating a transport network that works for residents businesses and visitors alike. Central to this ambition is Sheffields commitment to improving air quality reducing emissions and creating healthier places for future generations.
This role offers the opportunity to lead one of the citys most important transport policy programmes taking ownership of Sheffields Clean Air Zone and helping to shape the future direction of transport and environmental policy across the city and wider region.
The Role
As Principal Transport Planner (Clean Air Zone) you will lead the management development and ongoing evolution of Sheffields Clean Air Zone programme ensuring it continues to deliver meaningful environmental economic and public health outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the development and implementation of Clean Air Zone policy and associated programmes.
- Monitoring performance analysing data and providing evidence based recommendations
- Producing strategic reports briefings and policy papers for senior leaders and elected members.
- Managing relationships with key government and regional stakeholders.
- Working collaboratively across transport regeneration and environmental services to align policy with wider city objectives.
- Leading and supporting a team of transport professionals to deliver high quality outcomes.
- You will work closely with organisations including Defra the Department for Transport South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and neighbouring South Yorkshire authorities representing Sheffield on issues of regional and national importance.
About You
Were looking for an experienced transport professional with a strong background in transport policy strategy or programme management.
You will bring:
- A transport planning or related professional background.
- Strong policy development capability.
- An analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex datasets and performance information.
- Experience producing strategic reports and policy recommendations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and partnership building skills.
- The confidence and credibility to engage with senior leaders government departments and regional partners.
- This role is likely to appeal to candidates from local government combined authorities consultancies transport bodies environmental policy teams or government departments seeking a strategic leadership opportunity with genuine impact.
Why Sheffield
Unlike many private sector roles Sheffield City Council offers the opportunity to combine meaningful city shaping transport work with an excellent work life balance a highly competitive pension flexible and hybrid working and a strong commitment to employee wellbeing and professional development.
This is a rare opportunity to influence transport policy at a city wide level while helping deliver cleaner air healthier communities and sustainable economic growth.
Join Sheffields Transport and Infrastructure Revolution
If youre passionate about transport policy environmental improvement and creating places where people and businesses can thrive wed love to hear from you.
To apply for the role visit the Penna advert for the role here and submit a CV and covering letter.
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We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce particularly the number of Black Asian Minority Ethnic Disabled and LGBTQ people so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme applicants who are disabled care leavers or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes if lots of people apply we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the these cases well interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council including reduced hour contracts working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on ourSheff news page.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyoneand where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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About Company
Metropolitan borough council for the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, providing social care, housing, transport, parks and other local services.
