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Principal mobility planner

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Principal Mobility Planner

Scotland

£41,738 per annum(pro rata for part time hours)

Ref: 21REC

Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base:Edinburgh or Glasgow hubs with flexibility to work from home a proportion of the time.

About the role

As the Principal Mobility Planner, you will lead Sustrans Scotland’s Transport Planning function to support the effective delivery of programmes and act as a senior influencer in active travel across Scotland.

You will have responsibility for leading the Transport Planning function, providing services across the range of programmes and projects Sustrans delivers. You will lead the delivery of active travel & integrated transport planning strategies and steer for capital projects, services and programmes across Sustrans Scotland and for the Cycle Network forward planning, while providing up to date technical knowledge and advice on best practice within the sector to colleagues and other partners.

Responsible for setting the operational function and best practice, you will ensure prioritisation and allocation of resources to deliver projects against a range of financial and performance targets set in conjunction with our clients.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake work on behalf of Sustrans. You will work from a Sustrans office in Edinburgh or Glasgow with the flexibility to work from home.

About you

You will have a transportation and/or planning background (disciplines such as but not limited to town planning/city planning/transport planning) allowing you to develop a strategic action plan to deliver and support coherent and strategic network planning for active travel in Scotland. You should have proven experience of working on a diverse and complex range of design projects, considering place and movement functions alongside interactions of vehicular traffic.

You should have demonstrable experience of leading, motivating and managing a multi-functional team.

Your communication skills must be finely honed, allowing you to effectively communicate and build good relationships with colleagues, representatives from central and local government, active travel delivery partners, communities, Transport Scotland and other key stakeholders.

Sustrans has along-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing, enabling and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect.We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

* 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
* Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
* Staff volunteer days
* 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
* We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

* Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
* Bike, computer and season ticket loans
* Discount benefits
* London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 localauthority districts plus the City of London)
* Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

* Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is23:59, 27 July 2025.
* Interviews will take place in person at our Edinburgh office the week commencing 4th August 2025. If you are unable to attend in person, please contact us to request an alternative arrangement.

About Sustrans

At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.

We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better.We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.

We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.

You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.

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