Senior Development Planning Consultant (Hybrid)

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Consultant/Senior Engineer to join the Development Planning team. The role focuses on inputting to planning schemes, producing access appraisals, feasibility studies, transport assessments and statements, and travel plans for diverse clients.

You will guide colleagues, manage complex tasks to deadlines, and maintain professional memberships while developing client relationships and identifying sales opportunities to grow the business.

Qualifications

• Significant work experience in a relevant technical discipline or disciplines.
• Effective written & verbal communication of complex messages.
• Effectively analyse complex data and report on findings.
• Effective time management of self and others.
• Adaptable to undertake a range of complex tasks to meet varying project requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of software packages relevant to technical discipline(s).
• Relevant Qualification - degree level or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of Junctions, Linsig, TEMPRO etc.
• Making substantial progress towards Chartership or relevant Professional Membership.

Responsibilities

• Proactively support the delivery of projects of varying scales for a range of systra teams and clients, as required.
• Ensure the delivery of complex tasks to quality, time and budget.
• Interpret and integrate complex technical information from a number of sources and accurately present conclusions.
• Regularly and effectively guide less experienced colleagues on the delivery of technical and professional tasks.
• Maintain an accurate record of skills and experience in SYSTRA CV and update as required.
• Maintain professional membership of relevant professional institution.
• Effectively develop and maintain relationships with client contacts.
• Initiate sales opportunities within own market areas, sharing insights with relevant colleagues to maximise business development opportunities.
• Demonstrate high-intermediate knowledge in the application of a broad range of methods, techniques and tools.
• Develop new tools and techniques in relevant work areas to improve quality and/or effciency.
• Takes responsibility for substantial proportions of SYSTRA reports.
• Effectively communicate information to internal and external stakeholders to support successful project delivery and business development.
• Present technical/project information as required to support the development of colleagues and inform clients.
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all colleagues can thrive, achieve and grow together.

Job description

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Consultant/Senior Engineer to join the Development Planning team. The role focuses on inputting to planning schemes, producing access appraisals, feasibility studies, transport assessments and statements, and travel plans for diverse clients.

You will guide colleagues, manage complex tasks to deadlines, and maintain professional memberships while developing client relationships and identifying sales opportunities to grow the business.