Associate Transport Planner

Strata Construction Consulting; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in construction is seeking enthusiastic transport planners in Birmingham. The role involves preparing transport documents, managing client relations, and developing new business. Applicants should hold a formal education in Civil Engineering, Geography, or Transport Planning and have experience in the field. The position offers competitive salary and benefits including flexible working arrangements and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

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

End of year Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in development-focused transport planning.
• Member or seeking membership in CIHT or ICE.
• Excellent communication skills and high work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Transport Notes, Statements, and Assessments.
• Conduct junction capacity modelling and traffic signal design.
• Prepare client briefs and fee proposals.

Skills

Transport planning

Junction capacity modelling

Traffic signal design

Client communication

Project management

Education

Formal education in Civil Engineering, Geography, or Transport Planning

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

GIS packages

LinSig

ARCADY and PICADY

AutoTrack

Job description

We are seeking enthusiastic transport planners who wish to progress a develop with our client. The successful candidate will be technically competent and who are able to analyse various transport and development projects. You will be expected to develop and manage key client relations and develop new business.

What’s on offer:

• Competitivesalary(graded byexperience);
• 25daysannual leave(increased by seniority);
• AppleMacBookfor work.
• Flexible workingarrangements.
• Privatemedical insurance
• Healthcash plan.
• Two-tieredpension.
• Life insurancecover.
• Death in servicecover.
• DiscretionaryCycleHirescheme.
• DiscretionaryTravel Loans; and
• End of yearBonusscheme.

The role:

• Preparation ofTransport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans, Site Access Appraisals usingMicrosoft Officeprogrammes (Word and Excel)
• Travel PlanCoordinator experience.
• An understanding of relevant local and nationalpolicy and guidance.
• Junction capacity modelling using theJunctions software(ARCADY and PICADY)
• Traffic signal design usingLinSig
• Preliminarydesign of access, junction improvements and highway schemes using AutoCAD.
• Swept Path Analysisusing AutoTrack.
• Preparation ofhigh-quality graphicsusingGISpackages and/ or Corel Draw.
• Exposure toProject Managementand client communication.
• Prepare client briefs andfee proposalsfor submission, as well as contributing to companywide bids and frameworks; and
• Contribute to working towards ourbusiness targets.

What you need to succeed:

• Formal educationin either Civil Engineering, Geography or Transport Planning.
• Experience in the field ofdevelopmentfocusedtransport planning.
• A member (or seeking to be) of aprofessional membership, such as CIHT or ICE.
• Excellentcommunication skillswith a high standard ofwork ethic
• Accuracy, attention to detail and ability towork proactivelyand use initiative.