Principal Transport Planner

Our clients diverse and talented Planning team are seeking a Principal Transport Planner to join their growing integrated Development team in Guildford. The role will include working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to Local Development Framework Representations, developing transport strategies, and support with Expert Witness evidence.

You can expect to work with private sector clients, taking development proposals through the planning process; and support public sector clients with developing transport and parking strategies, business cases, and scheme development.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• Professional membership paid
• Private medical insurance
• Dental / Optical care
• Clear progression path with regular performance reviews
• Annual salary reviews

The role

• Leading the day-to-day technical transport planning input into Development planning projects, alongside performing a project management and leadership role on projects where appropriate.
• Leading our transport planning input into small to medium scale projects and working with senior colleagues to assist in the delivery, management and leadership of complex multi-disciplinary projects.

What you need to succeed

• Experience of leading the technical work on some or all of the following: Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision, and working with guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets
• Expertise in day-to-day software packages such as Excel and Word
• Have a growing professional network of co-professionals and clients
• You will be an experienced Engineer/Transport Planner with significant knowledge and hands on post graduate experience.
• Ideally you will have or be pursuing chartered status in a transport related discipline.
• Expertise in preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement
• Expertise in the set up and running of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing
• Experience of project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects
• Capability of carrying out and/or supervising conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals)
• Good communication skills and the confidence to lead discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders
• Ability to share knowledge and mentor others, in particular Early Career Professional colleagues, on your areas of technical expertise