Hybrid Senior Transport Planner - Sustainable Mobility Lead

Matchtech; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join its Birmingham engineering and transport planning team on a permanent, hybrid basis. You will work on transport strategies, assessments, business cases, modelling and appraisal projects for public and private sector clients.

In a multidisciplinary environment, you will lead on active travel schemes, corridor studies and major infrastructure projects, provide technical leadership, manage client relationships, and mentor junior staff while

Qualifications

• A degree in Transport Planning or related discipline
• Significant experience in transport planning with public and private sector clients
• Experience preparing Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
• Experience scoping and appraising traffic and pedestrian surveys
• Project management experience across a range of transport planning projects

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of transport planning projects across sectors and client requirements
• Act as Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager where appropriate, ensuring projects are delivered to programme, budget and quality standards
• Prepare, review and quality-assure technical reports, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and supporting documentation
• Provide technical leadership and ensure compliance with relevant national and local policies, guidance and design standards
• Manage relationships with clients, local authorities, architects, engineers and other stakeholders
• Present findings, recommendations and project updates at meetings and external forums
• Support bid preparation, proposal writing, business development and the growth of existing client relationships
• Mentor junior team members, support resource planning and promote knowledge sharing and best practice

Skills

Transport planning

Project management

Technical report writing

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Transport Planning or related field

Postgraduate qualification

Chartered membership or progression toward Chartered status

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoTrack

Junctions

LinSig

TRICS

TEMPro

Job description

Matchtech is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join its Birmingham engineering and transport planning team on a permanent, hybrid basis. You will work on transport strategies, assessments, business cases, modelling and appraisal projects for public and private sector clients.

In a multidisciplinary environment, you will lead on active travel schemes, corridor studies and major infrastructure projects, provide technical leadership, manage client relationships, and mentor junior staff while