Strategic EV Infrastructure Planner

Salary: Band 11 £44,428 - £48,474 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Fixed term contract or secondment until 31 March 2025

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 application form.

Come and be part of a team that is shaping the future of transport in Portsmouth. Portsmouth City Council is a dynamic authority with a proven track record of successful funding bids and of partnership working.

We are always keen to identify and maximise external funding opportunities and have recently secured more external funding than ever before with grant awards including Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Bus Service Improvement Plan, Zero Emission Bus Regional Area, Future Transport Zone, Transforming Cities Fund, Active Travel Fund and Local Capability Fund. Now is a great time to join the team and be a part of the exciting and transformative work happening in developing Portsmouth's travel network, delivering our policies and receiving national recognition, for example for our award winning On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme for Electric Vehicles.

What is the role?

You will be responsible in conjunction with the Transport Strategy Team Leader and Transport Planning Team Manager for providing expert advice on electric vehicle charging infrastructure within the city, as well as providing expert input to other council departments. You will help deliver the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding allocated to Portsmouth City Council.

You will be required to engage and consult with central government officers and their support bodies such as Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, Energy Savings Trust, Cenex, liaise and inform Councillors, senior managers, community groups and residents on electric vehicle charging infrastructure. You will also respond to and deal with electric vehicle infrastructure related transport planning queries raised by members of the public, Councillors and other stakeholders.

You will project manage and deliver projects relating to electric vehicle infrastructure, and remain up to date and compliant with all relevant guidance and legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practice. Additionally, you will assist the team to remain up to date and compliant.

What you’ll need to succeed

You will have a relevant degree level education OR demonstrable equivalent professional experience is essential. You will be able to communicate messages (which may be complicated or sensitive) clearly, concisely and at a level appropriate to the audience, who may not be specialists in transport planning. You will be able to build credible working relationships, build rapport and negotiate with and influence others, you will be able to develop positive partnership ways of working, with a range of stakeholders.

You will have a proven ability to represent the service with direction at highly challenging internal/ external meetings, with integrity and confidence. You will demonstrate high levels of verbal communication and reasoning, putting forward persuasive and compelling arguments to represent the council views and negotiate to achieve the best outcome for the council and residents.

If you have the ability to work independently and proactively, along with the ability to prioritise, and you are able to make decisions and think through complex and conflicting issues then we would love to hear from you.

Please download the job profile Here for the full details of the role.

What you'll get in return

We support employee development throughout and can offer transport-related training and development opportunities.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• 27 days annual leave rising to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at popular high street retailers
• Discounted parking at the Civic Offices via a Park It card.
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans
• Hybrid working (depending on business needs) and flexible working options for a better work/life balance.

Please check out the link here to view the benefits of working with us!

https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

What next

To make sure your application is above the rest, please download the Job Profile HERE to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role.

When completing your application please upload a cover letter giving examples of your experience and any transferrable skills.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.