Travel Plan Officer

About The Role

Job Title: Travel Plan Officer
Hours: 37
Salary: HC08 £37,563 - £42,123 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Location: Plough Lane
Closing Date:16/10/2026

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and technically skilled Travel Plan Officer to join our Transport Planning Service within the Economy & Environment Directorate.

You will play a key role in ensuring the statutory duties of the council to manage its school safety, travel planning and road safety education services are delivered. You will be working with national initiatives and legislation and will be required to implement and support schools, businesses and developers to deliver them, working within and supporting the delivery of the Transport Planning team’s works and objectives within Herefordshire.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in travel planning within a collaborative local authority environment, contributing to shaping transport outcomes for Herefordshire.

Please note the job may close early if a suitable candidate is interviewed.

Key responsibilities

You will:

• Work across a range of areas and settings to engage with schools and new developments to make it easier for people to choose walking, cycling, wheeling and using public transport instead of their car for local journeys
• Work with internal and external stakeholders and partners to ensure that your work reflects the needs of all and that there is an inclusive approach to this. This includes Public Health, Children and Young People and the Parish Councils.
• Assist with the development, promotion, co-ordination, and delivery of high quality travel plans. Provide support for the implementation of actions and initiatives resulting from them.
• Develop, plan and deliver behaviour change projects, including activities and training for children, parents and staff in schools across Herefordshire, to increase active travel mode share for the school journey.
• Promote active travel as healthy and environmentally friendly methods of transport and share best practice locally, regionally, and nationally.
• Work with organisations such as British Cycling, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, Living Streets
• Deliver cross departmental behavioural change programmes and design and rollout countywide publicity campaigns
• Work with local stakeholders to enhance the offer available to residents for sustainable travel and provide professional advice on sustainable travel matters to schools, businesses and developers
• Undertake regular and affective liaison with internal colleagues to develop an affective and best value program of work such as education, health, climate change, highways, and transport
• Keep up to date with local, national, and international trends in sustainable travel needs and feed best practice into the service highlighting improved outcomes and benefits for Herefordshire Council, the community, and the environment
• Ensure the development and implementation of processes/changes to legislation through training and service delivery
• Work in accordance with new Code of Practices, Legislation, Guidance etc. and assist the service in ensuring they are embedded throughout
• Monitor the success of travel plans and campaigns annually feeding back to relevant partners.

About you

You will bring:

• A relevant Level 5 qualification or above in transport planning, civil engineering, geography, data analysis or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Strong analytical skills, including experience working with and interpreting transport data
• Excellent IT skills, with advanced use of Microsoft Excel and confidence across Office applications
• A good understanding of Local Transport Plans, transport policy frameworks and the role of transport in supporting place‑based objectives
• Experience preparing clear, accurate reports and briefings for a range of audiences
• The ability to manage your own workload, meet deadlines and work with minimal supervision
• Confident communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners
• An understanding of travel plan processes and objectives

What we offer

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Learning and development opportunities
• The chance to help deliver transport improvements that support communities, the economy and the environment across Herefordshire

Our values

We expect all colleagues to demonstrate the council’s THRIVE values:
Trust, Honesty, Responsibility, Inclusivity, Value and Empathy, helping us deliver on our vision to do our best for Herefordshire.

Why Choose Us?

We're proud and excited to unveil our new recruitment video, a celebration of Herefordshire's people, places, and purpose. Set in the heart of England and filled with pride, compassion and possibility, the video brings to life what it means to work somewhere you truly belong.

At Herefordshire Council, every role matters and every person makes a real difference for our communities. We’re a team where people feel valued, supported and empowered to grow together.

Herefordshire is big hearted, welcoming and friendly. We have strong and independent communities and idyllic countryside, situated in the South West Midlands and bordering Wales. The county sits between Worcestershire and the Malvern Hills to the east, and Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) in Wales to the west.

Historically Herefordshire has been the gateway to the Marches. We embrace partnership working. We are a member of the Marches Forward Partnership, which is a cross border collaboration between Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Powys and Shropshire who are collectively working to secure funding to invest in the region.

The council priorities over the next four years are set out in the Council Plan, with four main areas;

People: We will enable residents to realise their potential, to be healthy and to be part of great communities who support each other. We want all children to have the best start in life.

Place: We will protect and enhance our environment and ensure that Herefordshire is a great place to live. We will support the right housing in the right place, we will support access to green spaces and we will do everything we can to recover the health of our rivers.

Growth: We will create the conditions to deliver sustainable growth across the county; attracting inward investment, building business confidence, creating jobs, enabling housing development along with providing the right infrastructure.

Transformation: We will be an efficient council that embraces best practice, delivers innovation through technology and demonstrates value for money.

Don’t meet all parts of the job description?

Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire. If you are looking at the next stage of your career and have a broad base of fieldwork experience, we can provide supportive and welcoming opportunities to help you develop your professional, management & supervisory skills.

Reasonable Adjustments

Our recruitment process runs in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email: [email protected].

Creating an inclusive workplace

We encourage our employees to feel empowered and to use their voices to help embrace diversity, promote inclusivity and shape our organisation. We have eight employee network groups, collectives of colleagues who often share identities, life experiences or cultures and offer support and community. They also play an important role in strengthening the voices of employees at Herefordshire Council. Embedded in the Council's values is a commitment to listen to people's views and needs.

For more information on our Employee Network Groups please view our dedicated recruitment website: www.spiritofherefordshire.com.

Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

How to apply

To apply for a position, please upload an up-to-date CV and complete the application form demonstrating your experience, skills and abilities for the role.

For more information or to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact: (hiring manager name, role, contact details).

Be sure to include reference to the job description and person specification or role profile! If you are successfully shortlisted, Hoople Resourcing will contact you via email to arrange your interview and/or assessment. They will confirm the date, time and location of your interview, so please keep an eye on your email inbox - check your spam/ junk folder too. Good luck, we’re looking forward to meeting you!