Location
Liverpool

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£70,405 per annum

About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join and manage the Active Travel Team at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). Are you enthusiastic about increasing access to and participation in walking, wheeling and cycling across the Liverpool City Region? Would you like to make a real difference to how people move around the City Region, support modal shift to sustainable modes and assist with carbon reduction both now and in the future?

As the Active Travel Manager, you will lead a multi-disciplined team responsible for the development and delivery of new infrastructure, collaborating with constituent local authorities and funding partners such as Active Travel England. You will manage a wide range of projects and programmes aimed at encouraging and enabling active travel and supporting the growth of the City Region’s walking, wheeling and cycling network.

You will help deliver the Metro Mayor’s ambition for walking, wheeling and cycling to become the preferred ways of travelling shorter distances by the people of Liverpool City Region. This includes managing initiatives that improve connections between public transport hubs, such as railway stations, and walking and cycling routes, contributing to the vision of a London-style, integrated transport system.

About the Organisation
The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. It is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. The region’s economy is undergoing transformation driven by innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative industries, and advanced manufacturing, growing an economy worth £35 billion annually.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy by using devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for its 1.6 million residents. The vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be the best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business, ensuring no one is left behind.

Staff Benefits
- Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
- Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
- Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus an All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and free counselling service
- Automatic enrolment to Westfield Health Programme
- Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, professional qualifications including paid membership fees and a £1,000 interest-free learning loan for non-job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The LCRCA offers a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are reservists, or have close family links to members of the Armed Forces. Applicants must indicate eligibility in the application form and clearly demonstrate how they meet the key essential criteria in their personal statement and CV. Applications without this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Diversity and inclusion are actively promoted. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Experience
- Proven experience and passion for active travel and sustainable transport
- Experience delivering projects, programmes and developing transport business cases in a transport-related environment, particularly sustainable transport schemes and urban highway environments
- Experience procuring and managing external consultants and contractors, preferably in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Knowledge of current issues relating to Sustainable Transport and Active Travel, including recent Department for Transport and government guidance

About You
- Ability to communicate effectively with members of the public, colleagues, Senior Officers, local Council Members and Combined Authority Members
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, demonstrating the organisation’s core values
- Strong leadership skills to manage and motivate a multi-disciplined team to deliver ambitious active travel objectives

Qualifications
- Degree level or equivalent professional/vocational qualification in a relevant discipline such as Geography, Transport Planning, Economics or Civil Engineering with strong relevant experience at this level