Principal Transport Planning Officer

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 – £53,460

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for passionate and forward‑thinking professionals to join our Transport Planning Service, helping to shape the policies and strategies that underpin the Birmingham Transport Plan and guide the city’s future transport programmes and projects.

With billions of pounds of investment currently flowing into major developments and infrastructure across the West Midlands, and with the Council accelerating delivery of its ambitious Birmingham Transport Plan, this is a pivotal moment for transport policy and strategy development. Our transport system is evolving rapidly to support sustainable growth, respond to climate challenges, and enable a healthier, more accessible and connected city.

We are seeking talented transport planners with a strong interest in policy and strategy to play a central role in shaping the direction of our work, translating evidence, insight and innovation into clear policy frameworks and strategic guidance that will influence delivery on the ground. This is an opportunity to work at the interface of policy, planning and programme development, ensuring new initiatives are grounded in robust thinking and aligned with the city’s long‑term vision.

If you are enthusiastic about using your transport planning expertise to develop strategic policy, guide major programmes and contribute to transformative change, we would love you to join our team and help steer Birmingham’s transport future.

For any informal enquires please contact: resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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