Trainee Passenger Transport Planner - Chichester
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.26 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Category : Administration
Location : County Hall, Chichester, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £13.26
Location: Northleigh House, Chichester
Working pattern: Full time
Working arrangement: Hybrid, with 2 days required in office (1 of these must be on Tuesdays)
About the role:
Passenger transport planning can be very varied depending on the needs of the customers. For example, transport may be required for a child with Special Education Needs with profound disabilities and/or children requiring mainstream school transport from remote hard to reach locations. Reporting to a Senior Planner, you’ll be responsible for planning passenger transport solutions across West Sussex, in either public or schools / adults transport disciplines.
Passenger transport planning can be quite pressured with expectations of immediate solutions, and involves answering technical queries from residents and suppliers about transport arrangements. You will be trained in the use of various processes and the use of specialist planning software.
You’ll need to be able to travel to various locations around the county, including regular visits to the depots, when PPE will be required. Occasional weekend and evening work may be required.
Required experience and skills
(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)
Key Skills:
1. Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure, managing competing demands.
2. Good communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas and share information. Able to represent the service at both internal and external meetings.
3. Pro-active, with a willingness to seek opportunities for developing passenger transport. Able to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to problems.
4. Good influencing, negotiation and partnership working skills.
5. Good levels of literacy and numeracy, able to understand and work within a budget, write briefing documents and emails, and discuss and negotiate prices with suppliers.
6. Ability to work with other people to deliver a piece of work to an agreed standard and within an agreed timeframe.
Qualifications and/or experience:
• Educated to A Level standard, or an equivalent qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• HNC in Civil Engineering or an equivalent qualification, or equivalent demonstrable experience - Desirable
• A good working knowledge of the different strands of passenger transport planning, plus a basic knowledge of passenger transport issues in West Sussex.
• Previous experience of working in a role involving coordination, logistics or planning.
• Knowledge of the health and safety legislation, which affects the service.
• Sound and accurate IT knowledge, particularly Microsoft Office applications.
Location : County Hall, Chichester, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £13.26
Location: Northleigh House, Chichester
Working pattern: Full time
Working arrangement: Hybrid, with 2 days required in office (1 of these must be on Tuesdays)
About the role:
Passenger transport planning can be very varied depending on the needs of the customers. For example, transport may be required for a child with Special Education Needs with profound disabilities and/or children requiring mainstream school transport from remote hard to reach locations. Reporting to a Senior Planner, you’ll be responsible for planning passenger transport solutions across West Sussex, in either public or schools / adults transport disciplines.
Passenger transport planning can be quite pressured with expectations of immediate solutions, and involves answering technical queries from residents and suppliers about transport arrangements. You will be trained in the use of various processes and the use of specialist planning software.
You’ll need to be able to travel to various locations around the county, including regular visits to the depots, when PPE will be required. Occasional weekend and evening work may be required.
Required experience and skills
(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)
Key Skills:
1. Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure, managing competing demands.
2. Good communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas and share information. Able to represent the service at both internal and external meetings.
3. Pro-active, with a willingness to seek opportunities for developing passenger transport. Able to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to problems.
4. Good influencing, negotiation and partnership working skills.
5. Good levels of literacy and numeracy, able to understand and work within a budget, write briefing documents and emails, and discuss and negotiate prices with suppliers.
6. Ability to work with other people to deliver a piece of work to an agreed standard and within an agreed timeframe.
Qualifications and/or experience:
• Educated to A Level standard, or an equivalent qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• HNC in Civil Engineering or an equivalent qualification, or equivalent demonstrable experience - Desirable
• A good working knowledge of the different strands of passenger transport planning, plus a basic knowledge of passenger transport issues in West Sussex.
• Previous experience of working in a role involving coordination, logistics or planning.
• Knowledge of the health and safety legislation, which affects the service.
• Sound and accurate IT knowledge, particularly Microsoft Office applications.