Senior Transport Planner


Company:	Portsmouth City Council
Salary:	£39,151 - £42,838
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, PO1 2AL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	5 Aug 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about creating a greener, cleaner and safer city? We are looking for a Senior Transport Planner to lead the development and coordination of transport feasibility studies, helping to shape and deliver projects that support Portsmouth's Local Transport Plan objectives

Your new role

As a Senior Transport Planner within the Transport Delivery Team, you will coordinate and lead the feasibility process for transport schemes, supporting the development of projects that improve sustainable transport, public health and air quality across the city. You will help identify and secure funding opportunities, including the annual capital allocations expressions of interest. You will ensure schemes are progressed from concept through to delivery.

Working closely with colleagues and external partners, you will oversee technical work, manage programme delivery, prepare reports and briefing papers, and ensure that transport projects meet all relevant legal and regulatory requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of Portsmouth's transport network and make a lasting impact on residents and visitors alike.

Who is the person summary:

You will be a proactive and experienced transport professional with strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills. Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent professional experience, you will have experience of developing transport schemes and delivering projects in a complex environment. You will be a confident communicator, capable of presenting technical information clearly to a wide range of audiences, building strong partnerships and finding innovative solutions to transport challenges.

Key skills and experience include:

Relevant degree qualification or equivalent professional experience.

Experience of transport scheme development and design.

Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

Experience of financial and budget management.

Ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions.

Strong partnership building, negotiation and influencing skills.

Excellent verbal communication and problem-solving abilities.

For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile attached below.

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. 

Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

As part of Local Government Reorganisation, current plans will see Portsmouth City Council combine with the district and borough councils of Fareham, Gosport and Havant and parts of East Hampshire and Winchester district councils to form a new, larger unitary authority for south east Hampshire.

We are working towards an implementation date of 1st April 2028, known as vesting day, subject to Parliamentary approval. Until then, we remain focused on maintaining continuity, supporting our workforce, and continuing to deliver excellent services to our residents throughout the transition to the new unitary authority.

This is an exciting time to join us, offering the opportunity to contribute to organisational transformation, develop your career, and help shape future services for our communities.

More information about Local Government Reorganisation can be found on our website:

https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/your-council/devolution-and-lgr/

Additional Information

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post.

We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 2 days a week (pro rata for part time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page:

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You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the '

Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at

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You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage:

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