Transport Planning Officer – Development

Barking and Dagenham is at the heart of London’s eastward growth, attracting developers and investors to the most affordable and accessible opportunities in the whole of the Southeast.

With 400 hectares of development land, we plan to provide 50,000 high quality new homes and 20,000 new jobs within the next 20 years.

Be First is a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with an exciting programme of sustainable infrastructure, urban design and transport schemes planned over the next 10 years.

As a Transport Planner - Development, you will join a team that successfully secures positive transport outcomes from new developments and utilises significant funding to encourage active and sustainable travel, as well as improve accessibility and safety on the local transport network, with major projects relating to bus priority, cycle routes, electric vehicle charging and school streets.

Working with internal and external stakeholders, you will lead on agreed areas of work that contribute to the planning and delivery of new developments.