Assistant Transport Planner

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A property and planning consultancy in Shrewsbury is seeking an Assistant Transport Planner. The successful candidate will lead transport planning projects in a multi-disciplinary team. Key responsibilities include assessing active travel infrastructure and calculating traffic movements on development sites. Ideal applicants will have a BSc/MSc in an engineering or planning discipline and prior experience in transport planning. Attractive benefits include professional memberships and flexibility in working arrangements.

Benefits

Excellent starting salary

Professional memberships funded

Private Healthcare scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

Generous annual leave allowance

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Transport Planning.
• Ability to assess and prepare Transport Statements or Assessments.
• Understanding of traffic movements and site suitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead transport planning and highway engineering on infrastructure schemes.
• Assess and design active travel infrastructure and new highways.
• Calculate traffic movements for development sites.

Skills

Transport Planning experience

Assessment of Transport Statements

Planning discipline knowledge

Education

BSc/MSc in a relevant engineering or planning discipline

Job description

Assistant Transport Planner

Shrewsbury

Our client, an established property and planning consultancy is actively looking for an Assistant Transport Planner to join they’re team in Shrewsbury. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team and lead the transport planning and highway engineering input on an exciting and varied portfolio of infrastructure schemes in the development sector.

Qualifications:

For this role applications are sought from candidates with a BSc/MSc (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering or planning discipline and will have previous Transport Planning experience, including assessing or preparing Transport Statements or Transport Assessments.

Duties:

The successful Assistant Transport Planner will be involved in the assessment and design of active travel infrastructure and corridors, crossings, and new highways and junctions. As well as assessing the suitability of development sites and calculate traffic movements.

Benefits:

• Excellent starting salary
• Professional memberships funded
• Private Healthcare scheme for all
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Generous annual leave allowance with an extra day off on your birthday
• Pension scheme

Interested? To discuss this vacancy and other positions within the planning sector, please do not hesitate to contact HARRIET ROIGE on 01792 963 075 or email your CV to [e-mail] and we will get back to you.