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About the Role

As a Highways Planning Officer, you will play a key role in maintaining Westminster’s status as one of the world’s greenest cities. You will be responsible for assessing highway, traffic, parking, and other transportation issues related to planning applications and development proposals. You will provide expert guidance on new legislation, highway planning, and waste storage, working collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to build climate resilience in a dense urban environment. Negotiating with property developers and external organisations will be essential, and you will help secure funding for improvements through sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Assessing highway, traffic, parking and other transportation issues relating to planning applications and development proposals.
Providing expert guidance and advice on new legislation, highway planning, and waste storage.
Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to build climate resilience in a dense urban environment.
Negotiating with property developers and external organisations.
Securing funding for improvements to highways, traffic and environmental schemes through sponsorship.

Requirements

Established professional with engineering or transport planning experience.
Good knowledge of the powers of highway and planning authorities.
Knowledge of the Town & Country Planning Act.
Knowledge of The Refuse Disposal Amenity Act 1978.
Knowledge of the Road Traffic Act 1984.
Natural communicator with great organisational, time management and planning skills.
Strong written communication skills.
Confident drafting and contributing to concise, high-quality reports, briefing notes and responses to Freedom of Information requests, complaints and enquiries.
Ability to balance competing priorities.
Meticulous and thorough approach to work.

Skills

Engineering
Transport planning
Highway planning
Waste storage
Communication
Organisational skills
Time management
Planning skills
Written communication
Report drafting
Briefing note preparation
Freedom of Information request response
Complaint handling
Enquiry response

Location

Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QW

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time

Experience Level

Negotiable depending upon experience

Salary/Compensations

£42,912 - £57,495 pro rata, per annum (actual salary £25,747 - £34,497 per annum)

Benefits

Flexible working patterns
Agile working
Training
Upskilling
Mentorship

About the Company

Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories where dedicated people are using their skills and passion to progress environmental action in the heart of London.
The Environment & Communities Directorate is focused on community action for the planet.
Westminster is home to over 200,000 residents, over 50,000 businesses, and a working population of three-quarters-of-a-million.
Westminster City Council places communities at the heart of decision-making.
The council works with communities and partners to build an inclusive city where residents, workers, and visitors feel welcome and safe.
Westminster City Council is an inclusive workplace and employer of choice, encouraging applications from all backgrounds.
The council champions equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing.
The council aims to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging, and is empowered to be their best.

Equal Opportunity

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job.
If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.
We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice.