STRATEGY OFFICER (Strategic Connectivity)

Reporting to the Senior Strategy Officer you will have responsibility for supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of the Regional Transport Strategy and related delivery programmes, with particular emphasis on advancing Strategic Connectivity, Bus, Rail, Mobility Hubs, Freight and Low Carbon Vehicle elements of the Strategy. This will involve supporting and contributing to key stakeholder and partner liaison and assisting in the appraisal, procurement and delivery of proposals and projects. Ideally educated to degree level in a transportation, or other relevant discipline, you will also be familiar with transport and wider policy issues within an RTP or local authority environment and have knowledge and/or experience of transportation appraisal and modelling techniques and have knowledge of transport and other relevant legislation and related operational practices and procedures.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated professional to play a key role in developing and delivering our Regional Transport Strategy and contributing to our role in supporting Community Planning, Development Planning and regional economic programmes including relevant City Deals.

Lying at the heart of Scotland's transport network, and covering the Angus, Dundee City, Perth & Kinross and Stirling Council areas, Tactran is the statutory Regional Transport Partnership with a duty to create a Regional Transport Strategy and oversee its delivery. The Partnership is also a statutory Community Planning and Development Planning agency and has a key role in supporting the development and implementation City Deals.

Following the recent adoption of the third Tayside and Central Scotland Regional Transport Strategy, the focus of work is on working with partners to deliver the strategies aspirations..