Graduate Transport Planner

Mode Transport Limited; Birmingham, Greater London, Manchester; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Apple MacBook for work

Flexible working arrangements

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Two-tier pension

Life insurance cover

Death in service cover

Discretionary Cycle to Work scheme

Discretionary Travel Loans

End of year bonus

Job summary

Mode Transport Limited seeks a Graduate Transport Planner for our teams in London, Birmingham and Manchester. You will assist in delivering a range of transport planning services, helping create safer, more sustainable and connected developments for a diverse client base.

You will work alongside senior staff on TA/TS/Travel Plans, use specialist software for transport modelling, and contribute to reports, site visits and client meetings, while developing your professional qualifications within a

Qualifications

• A relevant master's or bachelor's degree.
• Member (or seeking to be) of CIHT or ICE is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Under supervision, perform transport modelling appraisals using specialist software.
• Carry out data analysis to inform transport studies and prepare reports.
• Visit sites and attend client meetings; liaise with team members.
• Ensure QA procedures and deliverables meet required standards.

Skills

Transport planning

Data analysis

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Transport modelling software

Job description

As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, we have an exciting opportunity for Graduate Transport Planners to join our Teams based in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

Our strong and diverse client base means that no one day is the same. Our staff advise on an extensive portfolio of projects which includes mixed-use regeneration, residential, employment, logistics, retail, leisure and education. As a Graduate Transport Planner, you will be responsible for assisting in the provision of a wide range of Transport Planning services and will play a key role with delivering innovative solutions for our client's whilst developing and strengthening our transport planning offer across the business.

You will help design and deliver creative and sustainable transport solutions that improve the places and spaces that shape the world around us. Working alongside the team, you’ll use a suite of specialist software and data analytics to support projects spanning a large range of land uses, helping clients create safer, more sustainable, and connected developments.

The position

• Report to and take direction from Project Managers and Team Leads;
• Support in the development of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans;
• Under supervision, complete transport modelling appraisals using a suite of specialist industry software;
• Carry out data analysis and calculations to inform transport studies;
• Prepare reports and general correspondence as required in connection with projects;
• Undertake survey commissions and acquire data from third-parties;
• Liaise with other members of the transport planning and design team;
• Assist in the preparation of preliminary design drawings;
• Visiting sites and attending client meetings;
• Ensure that mode document management and QA procedures are complied with; and
• Ensure design drawings, graphics, reports, and other deliverables for projects are to expected quality standards prior to issue.

Why mode?

At mode, growth and development are at the heart of our culture. We invest in every team member with personal development plans, real career progression, and a motivating, inclusive environment. Our people are encouraged to embody our core values of integrity, growth, passion, initiative and fun, with a forward-thinking approach to every project that we are involved in.

The package

• Competitivesalary(graded byexperience);
• 25days annual leave (increased by seniority);
• Apple MacBook for work;
• Flexible working arrangements;
• Private medical insurance
• Healthcash plan;
• Two tiered pension;
• Life insurance cover;
• Death in servicecover;
• Discretionary CycleHirescheme;
• Discretionary Travel Loans; and
• End of year Bonusscheme.

The candidate

As a guide the successful candidate will have the following:

• A relevant master's or bachelor's degree;
• A member (or seeking to be) of a professional membership, such as CIHT or ICE;
• Excellent communication skills, in both written and spoken English;
• A strong work ethic with resilience, analytical thinking, creativity and being a Team Player;
• Collaborative mindset and able to work with minimal supervision and use own initiative; and
• Keen to undertake professional development leading to a professional qualification.