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Transport Planning Society; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in transport planning seeks an experienced Principal Consultant to join their Sustainable Places team in London. The role involves providing technical leadership, delivering high-quality transport planning advice, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have a strong consultancy background, robust technical skills, and a relevant professional qualification. The position offers a flexible working environment and opportunities for growth in a meaningful project setting.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working arrangements

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Strong consultancy background in transport planning.
• Experience managing projects across various sectors.
• Knowledge of relevant transport design guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and project management support.
• Deliver transport and development planning advice.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for planning consents.

Skills

Transport planning

Project management

Client relationship management

Sustainable development planning

Transport modelling

Education

Relevant professional qualification (e.g., Chartered Engineer or TPP)

Tools

Transport Statements/Assessments

Job description

We're looking for an experienced and driven Principal Consultant to join our Sustainable Places team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about placemaking, with a strong background in sustainable development planning and transport strategy-ideally gained through working on large-scale developments that enable more sustainable mobility and place-based outcomes. In this role, you'll provide technical leadership and project management support across a diverse portfolio of projects, delivering high-quality transport and development planning advice to both private and public sector clients.

What Drives Us:

We're looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm for:

· Designing and delivering active and sustainable places where walking, cycling, and public transport are prioritised.

· Applying vision-led transport planning and placemaking principles, grounded in a solid understanding of development and built environment transport planning.

· Using transport modelling in a proportionate and pragmatic way - balancing future travel forecasts with real-world user needs.

· Providing expert input into planning applications, underpinned by a deep knowledge of planning legislation and sustainable development practices.

· Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams - Architects, Planners, Urban Designers, Landscape Architects, and Environmental Specialists - to shape and secure planning consents for places people are proud to call home.

The ideal candidate will:

· Have a strong consultancy background, with a proven track record of delivering transport planning advice for planning applications and building trusted relationships with clients and project teams.

· Demonstrate experience managing and delivering successful projects across sectors such as Care, Education, Health, Leisure, Warehousing/Distribution, Residential and mixed-use.

· Possess robust technical skills in development-related transport planning, including site and junction assessments, engineering design input and co-design, accessibility and connectivity analysis, development of access and movement strategies, preparation of Transport Statements/Assessments and Travel Plans, Section 106 advice, Construction Transport Management Plans and oversight of post-consent activities.

· Be well-versed in relevant transport design guidance (e.g. DMRB, Manual for Streets, and active travel design standards).

· Be capable of maintaining and growing client relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and contributing to commercial success.

· Have a growing network of industry contacts and positive client referrals.

· Communicate clearly and effectively, both in writing and verbally, using a range of formats to convey complex ideas.

· Hold a relevant professional qualification such as Chartered Engineer or TPP (or equivalent).

· Contribute to the advancement of their profession and the broader industry by:

Participating in relevant professional associations, working groups, or industry forums.

- Sharing expertise through speaking engagements, publications, or thought leadership.

- Staying abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and best practices.

At Haskoning, we offer more than just a job. You'll find:

· A flexible, friendly, and collaborative working environment.

· Opportunities to work on exciting and meaningful projects.

· A competitive remuneration package, including salary sacrifice schemes and flexible working arrangements.