Job Introduction
Job Title: Transport Strategy & Planning Manager
Starting Salary: £42,839 + £2,252 market enhancement progressing to £47,181 + £2,101 market enhancement per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37
Location: Stevenage
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Growth & Environment
About the team
The Transport Strategy & Planning team at Hertfordshire County Council sits at the heart of one of the county’s most forward‑thinking and ambitious transformation agendas. The team plays a central role in shaping how people live, move, and connect—supporting cleaner environments, thriving communities, and sustainable, future‑ready travel networks across Hertfordshire.
About the role
As a Transport Strategy & Planning Manager, you will play a pivotal role at forefront of developing strategies, influencing the development planning process, responding to statutory consultations, and developing transport schemes through early-stage design. This role therefore plays a key part in shaping and delivering the Council’s strategic transport priorities that improve how people move around Hertfordshire.
You will manage a portfolio of projects, such as:
- Acting as the lead on transport matters for Hemel Garden Communities – A major new development of more than 10,000 new homes – helping develop behaviour change and active travel opportunities.
- Strategic transport planning lead within Transport for Hertfordshire – leading on initiatives such as Local Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Plans and Growth and Transport Plans
- Sponsoring early-stage development of active travel and sustainable transport schemes
- Town centre regeneration and public realm improvement projects involving multimillion ‑pound capital investment.
- Neighbourhood‑focused traffic reduction, safety, and mobility schemes, supporting schools, high streets, and local communities.
These schemes often involve providing support on scheme design discussions ensure strategic priorities are delivered and that there is appropriate coordination with other organisations such as our district councils.
You will oversee Strategy and programme development:
- Leading on Engagement and public consultation
- Programme and project governance for early-stage scheme development
- Budget management and financial control (including bidding for external funding where appropriate)
- Monitoring, reporting and evaluation
About you
We are looking for an experienced programme or project manager —ideally from a local authority or urban design background.
You will bring:
- Strong written skills with the ability to respond on behalf of the Council to Consultations
- A practical understanding of sustainable transport, traffic management, and place‑making
- Expertise in managing multi‑stakeholder transport projects
- Financial, governance, and risk‑management skills
- Excellent communication and engagement abilities
- A proactive, collaborative, and solution‑focused approach
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Technical Services, level 11 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles: Technical services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact anushia.vettivelu@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: TBC
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.