Job info	Job info details
Job title	Transport Development Management Officer
Strategic team/Directorate	Place
Service	Planning, Housing and Climate Emergency
Business unit	Strategy and Project Management
Responsible to (day to day issues)	Principle Strategic and Public Transport Officer
Accountable to (line manager)	Principle Strategic and Public Transport Officer
Salary grade	I
JE ref	PLA010

1. Key purpose of job

• To evaluate and respond to planning application and enquiry consultation responses.
• To ensure appropriate financial contributions or other works are negotiated and requested as part of the process, and delivered thereafter.

2. Anticipated outcomes of post

• That Torbay’s transport network provides solutions to reduce emissions, improve air quality, encourage modal shift, reduce demand and improve transport access for the community, businesses and visitors.
• That the Council meets its statutory duties in relation to transport.
• That there is improved accessibility to services supporting delivery of homes and economic growth.

3. List key duties and accountabilities of the post

• Work with developers, consultants, and other stakeholders to ensure that new developments are safely integrated with the existing highway network and that any impact is minimised.
• To consider all aspects in relation to transport accessibility for all planning proposals.
• Ensuring that all assessments and responses of planning applications comprehensively consider transport issues.
• Work with the Highways team to ensure that all relevant legal and technical requirements are met, including Section 38 and Section 278 agreements.
• Provide technical advice and support to other departments and stakeholders in relation to highway development matters.
• Attend meetings with developers, consultants, and other stakeholders to discuss highway development matters.
• Respond to enquiries from members of the public and other stakeholders in relation to highway development matters.
• Contribute to the development of Council policy documents (transport, planning and otherwise as appropriate) to ensure policies can be implemented through the planning process and that the best outcomes are achieved from new developments.
• Ensuring other team members and key stakeholders, including colleagues in the Highways and Parking teams, are involved/consulted as early as possible, creating positive working relationships both internally and externally.
• Providing support to the process of negotiating with developers and their consultants on contributions to transportation infrastructure arising from development proposals and ensure these are properly secured through the completion of appropriate legal agreements.
• Securing the delivery of projects relating to developer contributions in a timely manner, in accordance with the legal agreements, and ensuring all information is recorded clearly and transparently.
• Assisting others to deliver projects that emerge as a result of new developments to ensure consistency and effectiveness of the schemes.
• Represent the Council at planning appeals as appropriate.
• As an Employee of Torbay Council all roles are expected to work in a way that ensures vulnerable children and adults are safeguarded and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with established policies and procedures. The Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding is the Chief Executive and Director of Children’s Services.

4. Budgetary/Financial Responsibilities of the post

• Authorise, raise orders, agree invoices, and monitor budgets in relation to developer contributions.

5. Supervision/Line Management Responsibilities of the post

• The post holder will be expected to lead project teams and to confidently advise and lead conversations and advice given to other Council departments.
• Manage the activities of staff and / or consultants supporting with responses.

6. Working environment and conditions of the post

• Predominantly office working environment (can be homeworking).
• Travel to and attendance at site visits and meetings in other locations will be required, including those on and around the public highway.
• Some lone working is required, and this may be out of core hours.

7. Physical demands of the post

• Normal physical effort, including walking distances in excess of 1km, moving around on rough ground.

8. Specific resources used by the post

• Use or interpretation of specific transport assessment or modelling software.

9. Key contacts and relationships

External

• SWISCo.
• TDA.
• Community.
• Public Transport Operators.
• Transport Infrastructure Suppliers.
• Neighbouring Authorities.
• Consultants.

Internal

• Elected Members of Torbay Council.
• Various internal departments (including Planning, Parking, Legal, Finance). 

10. Other duties

• To undertake additional duties as required, commensurate with the level of the job.

Other Information

• All staff must commit to Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discriminatory Practice.
• The Council operates a Smoke-Free Policy and the post-holder is prohibited from smoking in any of the Council's buildings (including Council owned and Council leased buildings, but excluding designated areas in residential schemes), enclosed spaces within the curtilage of buildings, and Council vehicles. The Council does not permit smoking breaks within work time, however, in services where the flexi-scheme is in operation, employees may take reasonable break times outside of core hours, in accordance with flexi-time arrangements. Employees should follow the flexi-scheme procedure for agreeing time away from their duties in the normal manner with their immediate colleagues and line manager, with break start and finish times being recorded, as with any other break-time arrangement. 
• The post-holder is expected to familiarise themselves with and adhere to all relevant Council Policies and Procedures.
• The post-holder must comply with the Council’s Health and Safety requirements as outlined in the H&S policy appropriate to the role.
• The post is eligible for hybrid or home working with requirement for site visits as necessary. The office base for the team is Tor Hill House but the post holder may be required to move their base to any other location within the Council at a future date.
• The post-holder must be committed to the Council’s Core Values for employees – “Torbay Council employees are committed to being forward thinking, people orientated and adaptable - always with integrity”. Evidence will be sought during the probation and appraisal processes.
• If you are required to use your own vehicle on Council business or drive a council vehicle you will be asked to provide information on any driving endorsements by accessing gov.uk/view-driving-licence and providing a code to your Line Manager in order to share your driving licence information with the Council.
• You will be asked to complete a Criminal Records Self Declaration Form. Criminal convictions will only be taken into account when they are relevant to the post. You will only be asked to disclose ‘unspent’ convictions.
• Torbay Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo the checks appropriate to the post applied for.

Person Specification

Note for Candidate

All Candidates

The supporting statement on your application form will be used to assess ability to meet the essential requirements of the role, so you should explain how you meet each of the numbered essential requirements within your supporting statement. In a competitive situation, the desirable criteria may be taken into consideration, so you are encouraged to show how you also meet each of the desirable criteria.

Candidates who consider that they have a disability

Reasonable adjustments will be made to the job, job requirements or recruitment process for candidates with a disability.

If you consider yourself to have a disability you should indicate this on your application form, providing any information you would like us to take into account with regard to your disability in order to offer a fair selection interview.

Where ever possible and reasonable we will make adjustments and offer alternatives to help you through the application and selection process.

If you have indicated that you have a disability on your application form you will be guaranteed an interview if you clearly demonstrate in your supporting evidence how you broadly meet the essential requirements of the role.

Job info	Job info details
Job Title	Transport Development Management Officer
Strategic team/Directorate	Place
Service	Planning, Housing and Climate Emergency
Business unit	Strategy and Project Management

Skills and effectiveness

Essential skills and effectiveness

• Excellent negotiation skills, able to negotiate effectively with clear, decisive and persuasive communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, analyse data and recommend options/solutions for Torbay’s transport network. This will require a creative approach to problem solving.
• Able to prioritise and manage conflicting deadlines and ensure responses within statutory timeframes.
• Ability to quickly evaluate proposals and provide technical advice on transport solutions. This will require sensitivity, tact and diplomacy where issues are contentious and large sections of the community are affected.
• Able to confidently provide expert advice to Members on transport solutions and the implications of decisions in a public forum.
• Able to confidently represent the Authority.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to analyse data and prepare and present summaries and responses.
• Excellent customer focus.
• Confident ICT user.

Desirable skills and effectiveness

N/A

Knowledge

Essential knowledge

• Knowledge of Planning process.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Highways Act, Town and Country Planning Act, and relevant design standards.
• Technical knowledge in the transport and/or highways sector.
• Knowledge of guidelines, legislation, national or local policy or procedures as appropriate and relevant.
• Able to provide specialist transport advice including legal requirements for CIL/section 106 financial negotiations with developers.
• Understanding of transport and regeneration issues.
• Knowledge of national design and other policy documents to support safe and sustainable travel and accessibility.

Desirable knowledge

• Knowledge of data modelling tools.
• Knowledge of Sustainable transport and surrounding issues.
• Knowledge of Transport Accessibility issues.

Experience and achievements

Essential experience and achievements

• Experience of the planning process.
• Experience of planning and/or delivery of Transport schemes.

Desirable experience and achievements

• Experience of working with developers, consultants, and other stakeholders in relation to highway development matters.
• Experience of providing high level transport policy and technical advice within an organisation.
• Experience through use of Transport Modelling tools and data.

Qualifications/professional memberships

Essential qualifications/professional memberships

• Degree (or equivalent) in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering or a related and relevant subject.

Desirable qualifications/professional memberships

• Membership of a relevant professional body. 

Other requirements

Other requirements of the job role

• Demonstrates a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
• Ability to travel efficiently in order to carry out duties.
• Ability to accommodate occasional/permanent home-working.