Consultant - Transport Development Planning

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate transport planning consultant to join their dynamic Development Planning team in London. This role offers the chance to work on high-profile projects, preparing technical reports and collaborating with diverse stakeholders. With a focus on professional development and a commitment to inclusivity, this consultancy provides a supportive environment for growth. Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working while contributing to impactful projects that shape the future of transport and infrastructure. If you're ready to make a difference in a rapidly expanding field, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Health Screening

Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Company Pension Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

25 Vacation Days

8 Public Holidays

Volunteering Activities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering transport planning support for planning applications.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality technical reports and planning documents.
• Manage project deliverables, budgets, and client relationships.

Skills

Transport Planning

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Degree in Transport Planning or related field

Tools

GIS Mapping

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07.05.2025

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About Steer

We're growing our Development Planning team and looking for a transport planning consultant ready to step into a role with real responsibility, variety, and purpose.

• Truly flexible working: Hybrid options to suit your lifestyle, with a base in our award-winning South London or Leeds city centre office.
• Progression built in: This is a rapidly expanding area of work with lots of exciting opportunities to gain career-making experience in the next few years. Clear and transparent progression framework with a dedicated learning and development team, plus support toward professional qualifications and chartership.
• Global opportunities: Collaborate across 24 global offices — especially in North America — and work on high-profile, complex projects.

For further information on Steer, please take a moment to review our website Steer | Helping people, places and economies thrive (steergroup.com)

Why Steer?

Steer is a global consultancy specialising in the critical services and infrastructure that make our world work.

Our work spans all types of land uses and you’ll work directly with high-profile clients, including developers, housebuilders, sports teams and planners, on complex, nation-shaping projects with key clients such as:

• Canary Wharf Group
• Homes England
• Lendlease
• Transport for London

Why now?
Development planning is a national priority, with strong government backing and a long-term need for transport and infrastructure expertise. It’s a secure, rewarding space to grow your career – and one that’s expanding rapidly.

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals with an interest in transport planning and ideally some experience in this field. While some experience is beneficial we are looking for the right person, and we’ll provide the support and training to help you transition into this fast-moving, future-focused sector.

Main responsibilities of the job:

• Prepare high-quality technical reports, proposals, and planning documents, including Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, and delivery and servicing plans.
• Procuring and assisting with the collection and assessment of data, including traffic counts and surveys, census data, and GIS mapping.
• Support transport planning workstreams across private and public sector clients.
• Site visits
• Manage project deliverables, budgets, and client relationships.
• Take initiative and responsibility across a diverse portfolio of UK development planning projects.

You will learn about the planning process and the key policy documents that shape transport assessments, including Vision Led - Decide and Provide assessments and get to understand the requirements of our clients, deal with key stakeholders.

Requirements

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience delivering transport planning support for planning applications.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
• Someone with ambition, personal drive, a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development and a willingness to collaborate with other disciplines and stakeholders (e.g., architects and planners)

For our UK applicants, we offer a competitive package of benefits including private medical insurance and health screening, life assurance, group income protection, company pension scheme, EAP, ability to buy and sell annual leave days, Season Ticket Loan, a group Share Incentive Plan, up to 5 days for volunteering activities and a discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance).

Additionally, we offer 25 vacation days, 8 public holidays and a bi-annual performance review process.

Steer is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation, now or throughout your employment, please let us know.

In our commitment to inclusivity in the workplace, Steer has welcomed the creation of various Employee Resource Groups, dedicated to ensuring the support, progression, and well-being of all employees. For more information, check out our social responsibility page Our social responsibility | Steer (steergroup.com).

Our evaluation processes are designed around merit and capability. We don’t select people on the prestige of their educational establishments or other background information. Our interviewers are trained on how to manage selection processes fairly and without bias, and to conduct processes which do not selectively appeal more to one or more demographic to the detriment of any others.

We understand that some may be dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and encourage anyone to apply regardless of how much their work experience directly relates to the job description.

Part-time and flexible working applications will be considered.