Principal Transport Planner (Development Planning)

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Flexible working

Career development and progression

Support towards chartership

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is seeking a Principal Transport Planner in London to lead a portfolio of development planning transportation projects. You will manage projects from inception through delivery, lead technical assessments, and provide strategic transport advice to clients and stakeholders.

The role offers strong career progression in a collaborative, consultancy-driven environment. The candidate should have significant consultancy transport planning experience, a degree in transport

Qualifications

• Significant experience in transport planning, preferably in a consultancy.
• Experience in development planning and transport consultancy.
• Proven experience leading and managing projects independently.
• Strong technical, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience liaising with clients, local authorities and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Understanding of the UK planning process and transport requirements for development schemes.
• Proactive and commercially aware approach to project delivery.
• Degree in Transport Planning or related discipline.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and other documents.
• Manage and deliver development planning projects from inception to completion.
• Undertake traffic and transport data analysis to support planning applications.
• Assess transport impacts of developments and provide strategic advice.
• Manage client relationships and attend meetings with clients and authorities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members.
• Support development of existing client relationships and new business opportunities.
• Take responsibility for project programmes, budgets and deliverables.

Skills

Project leadership

Development planning

Client liaison

Report writing

Communication

Analytical skills

UK planning knowledge

Education

Degree in Transport Planning

Job description

Principal Transport Planner - London

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000
Are you a Senior Transport Planner or Principal Transport Planner in London looking for your next exciting challenge?

I'm working with an established and growing transport planning consultancy based in Central London, who are looking to appoint a Principal Transport Planner to join their team.

The consultancy has a strong presence within the UK transport planning sector, while maintaining a collaborative and close-knit working environment. The London team works on a varied portfolio of development planning projects across a wide range of sectors, offering excellent opportunities for technical development, client exposure and career progression.

You'll have the opportunity to lead and deliver projects ranging from smaller developments through to major and complex schemes, working alongside architects, engineers, urban designers and other transport professionals.

Principal Transport Planner - Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the preparation of Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and other supporting technical documents.
• Managing and delivering development planning projects from inception through to completion.
• Undertaking traffic and transport data analysis and interpreting findings to support planning applications.
• Assessing the transport impacts of proposed developments and providing strategic transport advice.
• Managing client relationships and attending meetings with clients, stakeholders, local authorities and design teams.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior members of the team.
• Supporting the continued development of existing client relationships and new business opportunities.
• Taking responsibility for project programmes, budgets and technical deliverables.

Principal Transport Planner - Key Requirements:

• Significant experience within Transport Planning, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Strong experience in development planning and transport consultancy.
• Proven experience leading and managing projects independently.
• Strong technical, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience liaising with clients, local authorities and multidisciplinary project teams.
• A good understanding of the UK planning process and transport requirements for development schemes.
• A proactive and commercially aware approach to project delivery.
• Degree in Transport Planning or a related discipline.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership would be advantageous.

What's on offer?

• £50,000 - £60,000 salary
• Pension
• 25 days annual leave
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression
• Support towards professional development and chartership
• Varied and interesting development planning projects
• Collaborative and supportive working environment

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.