Technical Transport Planner


Company:	Portsmouth City Council
Salary:	£33,119 to £37,562 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Civic Offices, PO1 2AL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Oct 2026
Closing date:	25 Oct 2026

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Summary

Help shape the future of transport in Portsmouth. As a Technical Transport Planner, you will support the development of transport policy, strategy and plans, help deliver projects that improve travel across the city, and provide advice on varied and complex transport planning issues. You will also support engagement and consultation with councillors, residents, community groups and partners.

Your new role

Working mainly within the Transport Strategy section of the Transport Planning Team, you will help identify, develop and deliver projects that improve transport in Portsmouth. You will use research, evidence and technical expertise to support strategies, policies, plans and funding bids, while providing project support across wider Transport Planning programmes when required. You will also help respond to complex transport issues and build effective local and sector-wide networks.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting the development and delivery of transport improvement projects.

Assisting the development and monitoring of transport strategies, policies, procedures and resources. .

Researching evidence and preparing briefing notes and papers for committees, boards and external meetings..

Supporting the preparation and submission of funding bids for transport improvement programmes.

Providing project support across Transport Planning programmes and initiatives, including leading small-scale elements.

Contributing Supporting engagement and consultation with councillors, residents, community groups and partners, and helping maintain professional networks across the transport sector.

Who is the person summary:

You will be an organised and proactive professional who can combine strong analytical and project delivery skills with clear communication and effective partnership working. You will be comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities and using sound judgement to work through complex or conflicting issues.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

A relevant degree-level qualification, such as geography or transport planning, or demonstrable equivalent professional experience.

The ability to research and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.

An understanding of the wider environmental, economic and social impacts of transport.

Experience of supporting complex projects to be delivered on time, within scope and to budget; experience of transport projects is desirable.

Excellent writing skills, including the ability to produce clear reports, articles, briefing papers and, where required, technical and Cabinet reports.

Strong organisation, financial and budget management skills, with the ability to prioritise, work independently and make decisions on complex or conflicting issues.

Well-developed project delivery skills, including coordination, liaison, planning and monitoring project plans.

The ability to build positive partnerships with a range of stakeholders, together with excellent Microsoft Office and general IT skills.

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.

Additional Information

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail with the hiring manager, please contact Richard Pemberton - Transport Strategy Team Leader:

Richard.Pemberton@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

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:

Support for applicants - Careers portal

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 shortlisted.

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

Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal

If applying as a secondment you will need permission from your current line manager releasing you for this secondment. Please state you have this on your personal statement on the application.

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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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact

recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.

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