Transport and Works Act (TWA) Case Manager 31 views

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Casework Officer to join the Transport Infrastructure Planning Unit (TIPU).  Our team’s role is to provide Ministers with the advice they need when they are deciding whether or not to grant planning consent and other powers which are necessary for the delivery of new infrastructure.

The role is central to the delivery of the team’s objectives.  You will support the team leader by handling a portfolio of applications for Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAO’s), developing familiarity with the issues raised by each one and ensuring that they are progressed expeditiously and in line with legal requirements.  This will involve assessing the merits of schemes against planning, transport and environmental policies and advising potential applicants on the process as well as drafting the formal decision letters and submissions to Ministers where required.

The post also requires you to gain an understanding of legal principles, ensuring applications are taken forward and decisions made in line with the relevant legislation.  You will be required to review draft Statutory Instruments and apply legal and policy requirements.  However, you are not required to have any legal qualifications or prior experience for this post as the team works closely with DfT Legal Advisers and full training will be provided.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• To manage the procedural stages of applications for Transport and Works Act (“TWA”) Orders in line with statutory Rules and published guidance, impartially and in a timely manner.
• To ensure that all TWA Orders are consistent with Government policy, are legally acceptable and meet the required drafting standards for Statutory Instruments.
• To assess the representations made about transport projects and evaluate reports from the Planning Inspectorate to make recommendations to Ministers about the proposed decisions. This will require you to assimilate, understand and distil large volumes of detailed information and complex arguments.
• To draft decision letters on applications for TWA Orders that are soundly reasoned, sufficiently robust to withstand legal challenge and delivered in a timely way.
• Line management responsibility of two EO’s.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:

• Drafting technical detail for a non-technical audience ensuring attention to detail.
• Stakeholder management across all levels of the business.
• Proactively forward plan and track ongoing work, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes, showing resilience and tenacity to manage changing priorities and recognise key areas of work that will need urgent attention.
• Enjoy working closely with other team members, collaborating with others to achieve a common goal.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.