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Senior or Principal Transport Planner (Development Planning)

TN United Kingdom

Birmingham

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior or Principal Transport Planner to join their dynamic development planning team in Birmingham. This role offers the exciting opportunity to work on impactful transport projects, collaborating with industry experts while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional transport planning skills, with a strong background in project management and communication. You will be responsible for delivering comprehensive transport assessments and supporting planning applications, while also mentoring junior staff. If you are looking to elevate your career in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • Experience in managing sizeable transport planning projects.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

  • Support the delivery of Transport Assessments and related reports.
  • Manage client relationships and negotiate with Local Authorities.

Skills

Transport Planning
Project Management
Communication Skills
Technical Writing
Negotiation Skills

Education

Degree in Engineering
Degree in Geography
Degree in Mathematics
Membership of CIHT or TPS

Tools

Junctions 10
LinSig
MS Office (Excel, Word)

Job description

Senior or Principal Transport Planner (Development Planning), Birmingham
Client:

Carrington West

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Logistics

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

f0f071073743

Job Views:

4

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

Location: Birmingham with flexibility with regards remote working
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with role and experience

My client is now looking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced transport planner at Senior to Principal Consultant level to join their development planning team based in Birmingham. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic individual with exceptional transport planning skills and specialist knowledge of transport for development, including analysis and assessment experience. Importantly you should have experience of supporting the delivery of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, Master Plans and other technical reports to support planning applications and other transport related projects. You will be given the opportunity to accelerate your career by working alongside industry experts, within an inclusive and caring company environment.

They expect the right candidate to be experienced in:

  1. Managing sizeable projects to scope and budget and maintaining relationships with both public and private sector clients.
  2. Supporting in negotiations with Local Authorities and other regulatory bodies.
  3. Applying the appropriate technical standards (such as Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Manual for Streets and Local Authority Design Guides).
  4. The application of industry standard junction capacity assessment software such as Junctions 10 and LinSig, preferably including experience of larger network modelling.
  5. Preparing fee proposals for new projects.
  6. Inspiring and developing less-experienced members of staff by freely sharing knowledge.
  7. Contributing to other projects across the advisory group as required.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills/experience:

  1. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to communicate well.
  2. Good technical writing skills and a sound working competence in the use of MS Office products (including Excel and Word).
  3. Ability to work effectively in an unsupervised environment, leading a piece of work or working within a project team.
  4. The ability to manage team resources as well as to mentor junior staff.
  5. A degree in an analytical subject such as engineering, geography, mathematics or similar.
  6. Membership of a relevant professional institution (CIHT, TPS etc).

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Created on 18/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom

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