Principal Transport Planner

Principal Transport Planner – (Job ref: 3722)

Starting salary: £50,537
Job Level: Level 4, Zone 2
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 28th September 2025 at 23:55
Interviews to be held: TBC

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

About us
The London Borough of Camden is a leader in sustainable transport. We consistently push the boundaries of what is possible to create a cleaner and safer borough, as well as city centre – whether it is pedestrianisation of Camden High Street, award-winning central London schemes such as the West End Project, Healthy School Streets, or our progressive parking policies.

At Camden, we’re not just designing streets – we’re reshaping the way people live, move and connect. We’re building a borough where walking, cycling, and sustainable travel are the norm, not the exception. This is your chance to be part of an ambitious and forward-thinking team making radical social change a reality.

The role
As a Principal Transport Planner, you will lead on the development and delivery of multiple, significant, “Healthy Routes” projects across Camden, as part of our “Healthy Streets” programme.

These Healthy Route schemes include strategic cycle corridor and bus corridor projects, such as upgrades to the Borough’s network of “primary” and “secondary” cycle routes (including new segregated cycle infrastructure on main roads), and pedestrian, cycling, road safety and public realm measures along key high street corridors and residential streets in the Borough. The role also includes the delivery of the boroughs bus priority measures (new and improved bus lanes/corridors).

The Safe & Healthy Streets team at Camden is at the forefront of Healthy Streets based project delivery and in the recent Healthy Streets Scorecard Camden was the third placed borough overall. An overview of the schemes that the Healthy Streets team Camden have delivered between 22/23 – 24/25 is available here

You will be responsible for leading a sub-team of two transport planners (one at Senior level, one at Planner level) in a pro-active, innovative, and dynamic way, helping those officers deliver a portfolio of Healthy Streets projects and support their personal development.

You will lead the sub-team, working closely with colleagues in Camden’s Design Engineering team, and work with consultants in delivering the roll-out of Healthy Route projects across Camden.

For examples of some the types of schemes you could be working in this role please see the following schemes Camden is currently engaging, consulting or constructing:

York Way Status: Under Construction

Haverstock Hill Status: Under Construction

Shaftesbury Avenue Status: Decision made

Camden Town area bus priority Status Decision made

Cross Camden Cycleway Status: Feasibility

Camden is currently in the first year of its three year delivery plan (25/26-27/28) which sets out an ambitious programme of delivery of Healthy Streets measures. Please see figure 1 for an overview of Cycle Network schemes planned for the delivery in 25/26-27/28.

In developing schemes such as the above, you will be required to consider how these schemes can support wider improvements to our public realm and the climate emergency, for example through the introduction of urban greening and so on.

The role will be responsible for project management across all aspects of Healthy Routes and delivery with a non exhaustive list of key tasks below:

• Project planning,

• Feasibility and optioneering,

• Engagement & consultation,

• Decision Report,

• Stakeholder management,

• Monitoring,

• Budgeting and financial controls

You will work with colleagues across the Council – including within planning, place and design, Greenspaces, regeneration, sustainability, and inclusive economy – to ensure that Healthy Routes projects support and contribute to wider strategic initiatives, such as the renewal of our High Streets and improving air quality.

About you
To be successful in securing this role you will have strong experience of successful project/programme management and delivery of complex cycle/bus schemes and heathy streets schemes. You will also have a strong understanding and experience of the policy and statutory framework within which Healthy Streets, transport planning and related activities.

You will be a pro-active and forward-thinking experienced project manager, capable of successfully managing initiatives, often over-lapping with one another, both on time and to budget.

You will be able to demonstrate effective partnership working and the ability to develop strong stakeholder relations, including liaising with all relevant external organisations such as TfL, GLA, other boroughs and external funders.

To ensure success in this role, you will need to have a strong understanding and appreciate of issues specifically around streetscape design, accessibility, and sustainability.

You will be able to help prepare high quality papers and reports for Council Committees, public meetings, and other bodies such as appeals and public inquiries (may be required to attend such events as and when necessary).

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively help support and oversee the workload of more junior members of a team and/or consultants.

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