Contract Senior Transport Planner

Strata Construction Consulting; York; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in York is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to provide expert advice on transport and highway matters. The successful candidate will collaborate with clients and local authorities, preparing essential documentation and managing projects to achieve optimal outcomes. This role requires a strong educational background in transport-related fields and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Formal education in Transport Engineering, Geography, or Transport Planning.
• Experience in development-focused transport planning.
• Seeking professional membership (e.g., CIHT or ICE).

Responsibilities

• Communicate with clients on transport and highway matters.
• Prepare Transport Notes, Statements, and Assessments.
• Liaise and negotiate with local highway authority officers.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Initiative

Education

Transport Engineering

Geography

Transport Planning

Tools

Junction software (ARCADY and PICADY)

LinSig

AutoCAD

GIS packages

Corel Draw

Microsoft Office

AutoTrack

Job description

This role is a contract role based in York for a well-known consultancy who are looking to take on a Transport/Senior Transport Planner.

As a Senior Transport Planner, you will communicate with clients and provide advice on transport and highway matters. You will also be involved in liaising and negotiating with local highway authority officers and other government bodies to achieve successful outcomes for clients.

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 Transport 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; and
• Accuracy, attention to detail and ability towork proactivelyand use initiative.