Principal Transport Planner

Strata Construction Consulting; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport consultancy in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Principal Transport Planner to support the delivery of transport strategies and projects for public and private sectors. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a numerate degree in a related field, and experience in managing projects and client relationships. This role offers flexible working options, a competitive salary, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Hybrid / Flexible working

Cycle to work

ICE Chartership support

Enhanced pension scheme

Clear progression path

Salary reviews each year DOE

Medical insurance / Life Assurance

Income protection

Qualifications

• Essential first degree in Transport or related field.
• Desirable MSc in Transport Planning/Engineering.
• Experience as lead client contact for consultancy services.

Responsibilities

• Daily support for delivery of transport strategies and studies.
• Manage and lead collaborative relationships with clients.
• Ensure projects meet budget, programme, and legal requirements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Numeracy and problem-solving

Knowledge of transport planning guidance

Leadership and management abilities

Experience with junction modelling software

Client relationship building

Project management skills

Education

Numerate first degree in Transport, Mathematics, Geography, Civil Engineering or Planning

MSc in Transport Planning/Engineering

Tools

Junctions 9 (PICADY & ARCADY)

Linsig

Job description

Are you a Principal Transport Planner looking for a new role that offers progression? This consultancy has an office in Newcastle that they are expanding. You will be working with public/private sectors e.g., house builders, developers, government and local authorities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career whilst having flexible working, high salary and other great benefits.

What’s on offer:

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• Cycle to work
• ICE Chartership support
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Clear progression path with regular performance reviews
• Salary reviews each year DOE
• Medical insurance / Life Assurance
• Income protection

The role:

• Providing day to day support in the delivery of concept studies / strategies, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Parking Studies, Access Studies, Movement and Access Studies with a hands‑on role, leading to planning applications, post‑permission and discharge of planning condition works.
• Providing proactive management and leadership to secure all‑round collaborative, cooperative and harmonious working relationships, with clients, colleagues, and staff.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key clients based upon achievement of excellence in service provision with high levels of technical competence and client satisfaction.
• Keeping up‑to‑date with relevant standards and policies; raise WSP profile by networking, and attending conferences.
• You will be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will be expected to provide guidance and support as appropriate.
• Involvement in high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals) and project management.
• Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

What you need to succeed:

• A numerate first degree in Transport, Mathematics, Geography, Civil Engineering, Planning or a related subject is essential.
• An MSc in Transport Planning/Engineering is desirable.
• Experience of operating as a lead client contact for consultancy services and fostering of excellent relationships with Clients and co-professionals (essential).
• Excellent communication skills, with a clear track record of presenting compelling written work in support of development proposals (essential).
• Knowledge of appropriate transport planning guidance and best practice (essential).
• Significant experience of delivering a wide range of transport planning projects across a number of specialist areas including development planning, scheme delivery, sustainable transport and active travel, junction design (priority, round‑about, signals) and knowledge of relevant standards (essential).
• A working knowledge of junction modelling software, for example Junctions 9 (PICADY & ARCADY) and Linsig, with sufficient experience to be able to mentor others in the use of these programmes and interpret and challenge the results returned by them (essential).
• A high level of numeracy with strong problem‑solving skills and innovative thinking (essential).
• Significant experience and capability in financially and programme managing projects using appropriate business tools (essential).
• Experience of team management responsibilities including line management and day‑to‑day operations (essential).
• A robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects.
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and are at least nearing Chartership or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.