Associate Transport Planner

Carrington West; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Transport Planner to enhance their team in Nottingham. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead the growth of a dynamic Transport Planning Team while working on a variety of interesting and challenging projects. You will leverage your expertise in transport planning, client management, and report writing to deliver innovative solutions. The company promotes a flexible working environment and provides excellent career progression opportunities, making it an exciting place for professionals looking to make a significant impact in the field of transport planning.

Benefits

Flexible Holiday Allowance

Company Pension Scheme

Hybrid Working

Interesting Projects

Autonomy on Projects

Career Progression Potential

Qualifications

• Proven experience in transport planning with aspirations to lead a team.
• Strong report writing skills and understanding of transport policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the expansion of the Transport Planning Team and manage multiple projects.
• Prepare Transport Notes, Statements, and Assessments for clients.

Skills

Transport Planning

Report Writing

Client Management

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Project Management

Education

Membership in Professional Institution (CIHT, IHE, TPS)

Chartered Status (TPP, CMILT)

Tools

AutoCAD

Junctions 10

LinSig/Quickgreen

TRICS

TEMPro

VISSIM

PARAMICS Discovery

QGIS

ArcGIS

MapInfo

Job description

My client is award-winning consulting engineers with decades of experience, vast technical expertise and a friendly, proactive approach that clients really value.
Over the years they have delivered projects of every size, in every sector, with every kind of complexity. Whatever the challenge, from concept to completion, they deliver imaginative, integrated engineering solutions that are rigorously designed, robustly cost effective and reliably buildable.
They are now looking for an Associate Transport Planner to join their team in Nottingham. Aided by the office's Regional Director and the Transport Planning Associate Director, you will be expected to lead the expansion of the Transport Planning Team, to complement the office's existing multi-disciplinary services.

Who you are

1. A good level of experience in the industry and have an aspiration to grow, establish and manage your own transport planning team.
2. To demonstrate a proven track record of developing new business, managing multiple projects, key client contacts, and other stakeholders simultaneously.
3. Excellent report writing skills with experience of preparing Transport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans.
4. Understanding of relevant local and national transport policy and guidance.
5. Expert witness experience at planning appeals, local plan examination hearings or similar.
6. Excellent organisation, communication, and presentation skills, with high standard of attention to detail and personal work ethic.
7. Be a member of a professional institution such as the CIHT, IHE, TPS, (and preferably chartered via TPP, or CMILT).
8. Demonstrable knowledge of sustainable / active travel innovations and design standards.
9. Knowledge of DfT Webtag policy and strategic/microsimulation modelling such as VISSIM or PARAMICS Discovery.
10. To be a competent user of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and LinSig/Quickgreen, and other key industry software programs such as TRICS and TEMPro.
11. To be proficient in preliminary highway design through competent use of AutoCAD and application of relevant design guidance.
12. To be a competent user of GIS software packages such as QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo, Basemap TRACC, Podaris.

Why join?

1. Flexible holiday allowance.
2. Company Pension scheme.
3. Hybrid working.
4. Interesting and challenging projects.
5. Autonomy to lead your own projects.
6. Excellent career progression potential.