The Role

The ultimate goal of the Transport planning team is to deliver better experiences for passengers, residents and businesses, better connectivity both inward and outward to our neighbours, region and nations and ultimately a better place to live. Our goal is to ensure transport is a focus for all relevant plans from a wide range of council departments, for example the Local Plan, Climate Change mitigation plan, Public Health, Care leavers plan, and so on. You will need to build alliances and relationships across the whole council, and with the many external agencies we work with. This is a key role taking a leading position in what and how we deliver connectivity, and how we make intelligent investment decisions for DfT funding streams.

We are proud of our close-knit and supportive team at Herefordshire Council. This role offers not just a platform to make an impact, but also a chance to grow your career in a workplace that values your expertise and ambition with formal training already funded and lots more opportunities to develop available.

The location for this role is Plough Lane Offices, Hereford. It is expected that you can split your time between the office and working remotely as you need.

What will you be doing?

You will take on some of our great strategic challenges – the Local Transport Plan, transport strategies, County-wide engagement, policy horizon scanning, infrastructure strategy – and bring your skills, expertise and tenacious manner to building the very best transport networks, be it public transport, walking, cycling and wheeling, or those to support housing and economic growth.

If you are enthusiastic about building your career and building a new era of transport then this could be the role for you, the Council are dedicated to developing our staff and as such the post comes with formal Transport Planning training if needed.

You will:

• Developing and delivering strategic transportation strategies and policies
• Local and regional rail and bus strategy and policy
• Securing transport funding
• Commissioning and managing projects
• Engaging with communities and stakeholders to ensure transport solutions are inclusive and effective.
• Tackling key challenges, from rural connectivity to modernizing urban infrastructure.

About You

As the Principal Transport Planner, you will be/have:

• Degree level or equivalently qualified and desirably this will be in a transport or planning related subject
• Sound understanding of current transport policy and legislation, sustainable transport initiatives, the management of transport related policies and programmes, transportation planning methods.
• Experience in development of policy and strategy relating to all modes of transport along with a sound knowledge of statutory requirements and national policy context for local transport.

In preparation for this advert, Ffion has shared the below statement with all prospective candidates: “As Service Manager, I’m truly excited about this opportunity to welcome someone into this pivotal role. This position holds so much potential to make a real and lasting impact on Herefordshire’s transport landscape. We’re on a mission to create a transport network that’s inclusive, reliable, and truly serves our community—and we need someone with vision, expertise, and passion to help us get there.

I know first-hand what a supportive and ambitious team we have here at Herefordshire Council, and I’m genuinely looking forward to collaborating with the right person to drive positive change. If you're ready to tackle challenges and be part of something meaningful, I can’t wait to see what you’ll bring to the table. Together we can make a real difference to our communities. So don’t delay and apply now!”