Senior Officer (Travel Planning)

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Coventry is a city that is changing fast – and we’re looking for skilled people to join our team and help take us into a bright new future. We are a city that is going places - with an inspiring, world-famous history and exciting times ahead.

Home to award-winning universities, top-level sports and famous brands such as Jaguar and Severn Trent. We are a part of the ‘Midlands-Engine’, the home of the UK motor industry and a proud multicultural city.

Coventry is a great place to live and work, and with major developments continuing to take shape around the city, it’s getting even better—and having the right infrastructure is vital. That’s why we are looking for passionate, dedicated people who, like us, are determined to make real, positive changes to Coventry. 

We know how hard our people work in our Highways, Traffic and Transportation Teams, and what it means to have a great manager who makes the time to say 'thank you'. So, with us, your work will always be appreciated and recognised.

We also know that to recruit passionate, dedicated staff in this field there’s simply more demand than available resources, we show our appreciation in other, more tangible ways, too - to make Coventry City Council an attractive place to work in terms of the benefits.

What is the job role?

In this exciting role, you will help shape and deliver Coventry’s transportation vision, supporting our ambition to be a top-ten city where everybody can share in the benefits of growth.

You will support the Principal Officer (Highways Development Management), the Transport Planning Manager, and the Strategic Lead—Policy & Innovation in developing Coventry’s travel plan strategies and a programme of travel plans that contribute to the provision of a safe and sustainable transport network and support the achievement of the City Council's vision and objectives for a growing and sustainable city.

Delivering sustainable growth within the city in line with our Transport and Land Use Strategies. Working with developers and their consultants to ensure that transport strategies adopted for all development proposals accord with our transport policy principles.

You will be part of a team helping to deliver major sustainable urban extensions, city centre regeneration, and a wide range of other types of development across the city. This will include promoting transport infrastructure projects such as the innovative Very Light Rail scheme, ensuring that such schemes are embedded in major developments

Who are we looking for?

Key to this role will be knowledge of travel planning, transport & land use policy and planning processes, especially as these relate to highways, experience of dealing with planning applications and negotiating on highway matters, and an ability to work successfully with key partners and stakeholders to deliver new development in line with the Council’s transport policies.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

If you would like an informal chat regarding this post please contact Lisa Albrighton MCIHT, Principal Engineer, 024 7697 2300 or Lisa.Albrighton@coventry.gov.uk

Interview dates:  21st or 22nd November.

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies