Network Development Placement Year

Client:

Essex County Council

Location:

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

74806123027c

Job Views:

4

Posted:

30.03.2025

Expiry Date:

14.05.2025

Job Description:

Network Development Placement Year

Fixed Term, Full Time

£23,344 per annum

Working Style:

Closing Date: 2nd April 2025

Do you have an interest in Highways and Transport and are looking to start a career in this sector? Are you an undergraduate looking to complete your placement year in a friendly and high achieving team? This could be the opportunity you are looking for!

Please note this vacancy is available as a fixed term contract for up to 12 months.

About Us:

As an organisation, we expect everyone who works here to be treated and to treat everyone else with dignity and respect.

We are proud to have been recognised as ‘Excellent’ by the Local Government Association (LGA).

Benefits:

• Healthy work life balance; flexible and hybrid working options
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities
• IT equipment and home-working equipment supplied
• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + choice to buy extra
• Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme
• Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards
• Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with Vita Health Group
• Disability Confident Leader: we are committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job
• Up to 4 days per annum volunteering leave
• A range of employee networks and communities to support staff and promote change.

The Role:

Working as part of Essex County Council’s Network Development team, the Network Development Intern will be responsible for supporting input to and engaging with internal and external stakeholders on a number of major transport schemes. These schemes include those being promoted by Essex County Council, developer-led schemes which are being progressed to support sustainable growth across the county and schemes within Essex that are being developed by National Highways. The schemes have the potential to have a transformative effect on travel within Essex, and the postholder will play a supporting role in their successful delivery.

The Network Development team is responsible for the planning and development of major transport infrastructure interventions, ensuring their benefits are maximised for the users and residents of Essex.

Coordination and prioritisation of inputs from various teams across the Highways and Transport directorate will be essential. The postholder will be required to have good written and oral communication skills, a willingness to develop new skills and ideally an interest in transport and how it can support positive outcomes for residents and businesses across Essex.

What will you be doing?

• ECC Corporate Governance E-Learning modules.
• Working with the service to gain knowledge and understanding of current issues, approaches and best practice in the planning and development of new transport schemes.
• Supporting the service with administration, such as meeting organisation, document management, internal/external communications, and project work.
• Supporting the service with research and analysis.
• Supporting the service with the identification, assessment and prioritisation of different schemes and options.
• Communicating and collaborating with colleagues and customers, via email and phone.
• Attending meetings both online and in-person and fostering positive relationships with partners.
• Prioritising tasks and resources to ensure tasks are completed efficiently.

What we’re looking for:

• Previous work or volunteer experience working within a customer service environment would be beneficial, but not essential as full training and support will be provided.
• Experience of working with IT systems including Microsoft Office, and willingness to learn new systems important.
• Good communication skills, able to assist in translating complex data and ideas into simple conclusions and clear recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use evidence to identify options, trends, problems, symptoms, causes, and effects.
• An innovative mindset – someone who can constructively challenge the way we operate.
• A motivated and proactive individual who can work well independently and is keen to grow their skills and develop themselves.

Essential Requirements for the role:

• You must be an undergraduate student in your second year.
• All disciplines considered but the following areas are most suited to the role: Human geography, Town planning, Civil engineering, Surveying.
• Willing to work from our offices based at County Hall, Chelmsford at least once per week.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost.

How to apply:

Seize the day! Apply via the Working for Essex Website now!

You will need to submit your application online, which must include a supporting statement about what you feel you would bring to the internship and what you would like to gain from it.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct throughout the recruitment process.

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