We are looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join our clients busy Transport team in London. You’ll be joining an award-winning consultancy who are specialists in the Transport sector & work across all sectors, including residential, retail, leisure, office, distribution and industrial projects, education and healthcare, and mixed-use schemes.
They provide transport planning, highway design, flood risk and drainage input at all stages of the development process; from feasibility, through the planning application process and then to detailed design.
What’s on offer
- Flexible / Hybrid working
- Bonus scheme
- Private healthcare plan
- Chartership support
- Paid membership to a professional institution (CIHT, ICE, etc)
- Regular social activities
The role
- Prepare and review Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, and supporting technical notes
- Lead stakeholder engagement, including liaison with local authorities, statutory bodies and design teams
- Mentor and technically review the work of junior staff, providing guidance and professional development support
- Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality assurance, and company procedures.
- Undertake and oversee transport modelling, forecasting, and data analysis using industry-standard tools
- Interpret national, regional, and local transport policy and apply it effectively to development proposals
What you need to succeed
- Minimum 4 years relevant Transport Planning experience.
- An accredited Degree in an applicable analytical subject – for example Transport Planning, Geography, Civil Engineering, Mathematics etc
- An understanding/experience of the UK planning process
- Sets and achieves high standard of work with a particular focus on details, accuracy and quality of own work
- Meets the given brief with well-presented information, completed to agreed timescales
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to clearly communicate findings from complex data
- Approachable and professional manner when dealing with colleagues and clients.
- Computer literate with advanced use of Microsoft Office
- Good levels of numeracy, including a good understanding of spreadsheets
- Understanding of the use of AutoCAD
- Understanding of GIS software