Sustainable Travel & Road Safety Officer (Electric Vehicles)

Job reference: EATA0091
37 hours per week (full time) fixed term, three years

You will coordinate projects, lead engagement and consultation activity and support site feasibility in the electric vehicle charging space.

Our team are responsible for enabling sustainable travel and making roads safer through infrastructure and behaviour change projects. Our work enables healthier lifestyles and lowers carbon emission related to transport, which is the biggest contributor to carbon emissions in North Somerset.

As we move into a significant period of growth in delivery across our electric vehicle charging workstreams we are looking for someone to join the team to assist us as we change operators and start to procure EV infrastructure using multiple funding streams such as the LEVI and Pavement Channels funding to encourage EV use (creation of charging hubs and infrastructure) and run promotional initiatives to increase EV uptake.

Key responsibilities:

• Support procurement and delivery of LEVI funded electric vehicle charging with West of England Combined Authority partner.
• Deliver North Somerset EV Fleet charging exercise.
• Coordination of transition of existing infrastructure to new contracts.
• Pavement Channels trial delivery.
• Promotional activities related to all the above.

Essential criteria:

• Degree in relevant discipline, and/or 3-5 years’ work experience in related area.
• Stakeholder engagement skills.
• Project (or programme) management experience.
• Valid driving licence and own transport, or be able to provide alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.

Desirable criteria:

• EV infrastructure or policy background, or related area of sustainable transport or climate change.
• Electric vehicle charging experience.
• Experience working in a public sector organisation or NGO.
• Further qualification in relevant discipline, for example, Masters/Phd.
• Project management experience.

Closing date: 11.59pm on Monday 20 July 2026

For more information email Cris Fletcher, Principal Sustainable Travel & Road Safety Officer: [email protected] or call 01934 426 340.