Principal Transport Planner

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Senior role

Autonomy

Career progression

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Principal Transport Planner to join a Development Planning team in a fully remote, UK-wide role. You will lead complex development planning projects and provide strategic transport planning advice to developers and landowners.

You will manage client relationships, budgets and programmes, mentor junior staff, and contribute to business development. A strong background in TA/TS/Travel Plans and UK planning processes is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport planning consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Understanding of UK planning and development processes.
• Experience managing projects, budgets and client relationships.
• Ability to engage with local authorities and highway authorities.
• Ability to mentor junior/senior team members.
• Strong commercial awareness and business development interest.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work autonomously in a remote environment.
• Related degree in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering or Geography.

Responsibilities

• Lead development planning projects from inception to completion.
• Prepare and oversee TA/TS and Travel Plans.
• Provide strategic transport planning advice to developers and clients.
• Manage client relationships and project budgets/programmes.
• Lead negotiations with highway authorities and consultees.
• Review and mentor junior team members’ technical work.
• Support planning applications and pre-application submissions.
• Contribute to business development and fee proposals.
• Support growth of the Development Planning team.

Skills

Transport Assessments

Transport Statements

Travel Plans

Client relationship management

Mentoring/leadership

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Autonomy in remote work

Education

Degree in Transport Planning / Civil Engineering / Geography

Job description

Location: Remote / UK-wide

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Working Pattern: Full-time, Remote

The Opportunity

We are working with an established and growing consultancy who are looking to appoint a Principal Transport Planner to join their Development Planning team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transport professional looking for a senior position offering genuine autonomy, flexibility and the opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of the business.

Working remotely, you will take responsibility for leading a range of development planning projects, managing client relationships and providing strategic transport planning advice across a varied portfolio of schemes.

The Role

As a Principal Transport Planner, you will be responsible for leading projects from inception through to completion, while also supporting the wider growth and development of the team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the delivery of complex Development Planning projects.
• Preparing and overseeing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and other technical reports.
• Providing strategic transport planning advice to developers, landowners and other clients.
• Managing relationships with clients, local authorities and key stakeholders.
• Leading negotiations with highway authorities and other relevant consultees.
• Managing project budgets, programmes and deliverables.
• Reviewing and overseeing technical work produced by junior members of the team.
• Providing guidance, mentoring and technical support to colleagues.
• Supporting planning applications, appeals and pre-application submissions.
• Undertaking and overseeing traffic generation, distribution and junction assessments.
• Identifying opportunities to develop new and existing client relationships.
• Supporting business development, fee proposals and winning new work.
• Contributing to the continued growth and development of the Development Planning team.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Principal-level Transport Planner with a strong background in Development Planning and consultancy.

Ideally, you will have:

• Significant experience within a transport planning consultancy.
• Strong technical experience across Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Excellent knowledge of the UK planning and development process.
• Experience managing projects, budgets and client relationships.
• Strong experience engaging with local authorities and highway authorities.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior and senior members of a team.
• Strong commercial awareness and an interest in business development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work autonomously and effectively within a remote environment.
• A relevant degree in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography or a related discipline.

What's on Offer

• Fully remote working with flexibility across the UK.
• Competitive salary package based on experience.
• Senior position within a growing consultancy.
• Significant autonomy and responsibility.
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of high-profile development projects.
• The opportunity to build and develop strong client relationships.
• Clear scope for progression as the business continues to grow.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• The opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future growth of the Development Planning team.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Principal Transport Planner looking for a senior, autonomous role with the flexibility of fully remote working, we'd be keen to hear from you.