Senior Transport Planner

Are you a Senior Transport Planner, who has a minimum 3 years of experience, with a passion for development related transport planning? The successful candidate will join a busy team working on a wide range of projects in the Northwest and across the UK.  You will be working on a range of projects which includes residential, logistics, retail, leisure and education.

As a Senior Transport Planner, you will communicate with clients and provide advice on transport and highway matters.  You will also be involved in liaising and negotiating with local highway authority officers and other government bodies to achieve successful outcomes for our clients.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary (graded by experience);
• 25 days annual leave (increased by seniority);
• Apple MacBook for work.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan.
• Two-tiered pension.
• Life insurance cover.
• Death in service cover.
• Discretionary Cycle Hire scheme.
• Discretionary Travel Loans; and
• End of year Bonus scheme.

The role:

• Preparation of Transport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans, Site Access Appraisals using Microsoft Office programmes (Word and Excel)
• Travel Plan Coordinator experience.
• An understanding of relevant local and national policy and guidance.
• Junction capacity modelling using the Junctions software (ARCADY and PICADY);
• Traffic signal design using LinSig;
• Preliminary design of access, junction improvements and highway schemes using AutoCAD.
• Swept Path Analysis using AutoTrack.
• Preparation of high-quality graphics using GIS packages and/ or Corel Draw.
• Exposure to Project Management and client communication.
• Prepare client briefs and fee proposals for submission, as well as contributing to companywide bids and frameworks; and
• Contribute to working towards our business targets.

What you need to succeed:

• Formal education in either Transport Engineering, Geography or Transport Planning.
• Experience in the field of development focused transport planning.
• A member (or seeking to be) of a professional membership, such as CIHT or ICE.
• Excellent communication skills with a high standard of work ethic; and
• Accuracy, attention to detail and ability to work proactively and use initiative.