Associate Transport Planner - Basingstoke

Aldwych Consulting; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Family Private Healthcare

Critical Illness Cover

Life Assurance - 3x salary

Discretionary bi-annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

5% employer pension contribution

Professional development

Professional subscriptions

High-profile projects

Career progression

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting in Basingstoke is seeking an Associate Transport Planner with a track record in development-related transport planning to lead challenging projects and mentor junior staff.

You'll oversee Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Access Appraisals, develop transport strategies, and advise clients and authorities. The role offers hybrid working, a competitive package, and clear progression within a growing independent consultancy.

Qualifications

• Around 10 years' experience in development-related transport planning.
• Experience delivering Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Access Appraisals.
• Strong knowledge of transport modelling and highway design.
• Experience with TRICS, TEMPRO, Junctions, LinSig and similar software.
• Knowledge of MfS, DMRB, LTN 1/20, Active Travel guidance and Healthy Streets principles.
• Experience leading projects and managing project teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple transport planning projects from inception through delivery.
• Oversee Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Access Appraisals and highway design deliverables.
• Develop transport strategies, including multi-modal trip generation and forecasting.
• Provide technical expertise across transport modelling and planning.
• Manage project teams, budgets, quality and programme.
• Liaise with clients, local authorities and stakeholders.
• Represent clients at meetings, consultations and public inquiries where required.
• Provide strategic advice on transport planning and development proposals.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships; support bids and business development.
• Mentor and develop junior and senior team members.

Skills

Transport planning

Project leadership

Client management

Stakeholder management

Technical decision making

Transport modelling

Education

Chartered status or working towards

Tools

TRICS

TEMPRO

Junctions

LinSig

VISSIM

Paramics

SATURN

Job description

Associate Transport Planner

Location: Basingstoke | Hybrid Working
Salary: Up to £70,000 + £4,000 Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

I'm working with one of the UK's largest independent transport planning consultancies, who are looking to strengthen their Basingstoke team with an experienced Associate Transport Planner.

The consultancy works on a wide range of complex development and transport projects, providing innovative solutions to clients across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transport planner looking to take greater ownership of projects, develop client relationships and play a key role in the continued growth of the business.

The Role

As an Associate Transport Planner, you'll lead a range of complex development-related projects, providing technical direction and strategic advice to clients.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading multiple transport planning projects from inception through to delivery
• Overseeing Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Access Appraisals and highway design deliverables
• Developing transport strategies, including multi-modal trip generation, forecasting and scenario testing
• Providing technical expertise across transport modelling and planning
• Managing project teams, delegating tasks and overseeing budgets, quality and programme
• Liaising with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders
• Representing clients at meetings, consultations and public inquiries where required
• Providing strategic advice on transport planning, sustainability and development proposals
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Supporting business development, bids and identifying new opportunities
• Mentoring and developing junior and senior members of the team

About You

We're looking for an experienced transport planner with around 10 years' experience in development-related transport planning.
You should have:

• Extensive experience delivering Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Access Appraisals
• Strong technical knowledge of transport planning, modelling and highway design
• Experience with TRICS, TEMPRO, Junctions, LinSig and similar software
• Knowledge of MfS, DMRB, LTN 1/20, Active Travel guidance and Healthy Streets principles
• Experience leading projects and managing project teams
• Strong commercial awareness and client management skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Confidence in making technical decisions and providing strategic advice
• Knowledge of strategic modelling tools such as VISSIM, Paramics or SATURN
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as TPS, CIHT, ICE or CILT
• Chartership, or working towards chartership, would be advantageous.
• Experience with large-scale development projects, business development, expert witness work or public inquiries would also be beneficial.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £70,000
• £4,000 car allowance
• Family Private Healthcare
• Critical Illness Cover
• Life Assurance - 3x salary
• Discretionary bi-annual bonus
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays, increasing with long service
• 5% employer pension contribution, increasing to 15% with long service
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Payment of two professional subscriptions
• Opportunity to work on high-profile and technically interesting projects
• Excellent opportunities for progression within a growing independent consultancy

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.