Senior/ Principal Transport Planner

Rappor; Bedford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multidisciplinary consultancy seeks a Senior/Principal Transport Planner based in Bedford or Cambridge. This role focuses on project management, preparation of technical reports, and stakeholder engagement within transport planning. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial and residential development, knowledge of traffic modelling, and a strong understanding of the planning process. A competitive salary, generous annual leave, and various wellbeing benefits are offered. Join a supportive team and shape the future together. Reach out in less than two weeks for your chance to discuss!

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

25 days annual leave plus additional days

4% pension contribution

Life assurance

Wellbeing package and social events

Qualifications

• Experience of working on developments preferably within a range of sectors including residential and commercial.
• A working knowledge of traffic modelling software.
• Understanding and experience of working on a range of scales of development.
• Knowledge and experience in liaising with stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of the plan-making process and impact on transport-related assessment work.
• The Right to Work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Preparing technical reports such as Access Appraisals and Transport Statements.
• Undertaking junction capacity modelling.
• Reviewing CAD Design work.
• Project management of projects with support.
• Assisting with financial management of projects.
• Mentoring junior colleagues.
• Liaising with stakeholders and clients.
• Representing the company at meetings and consultations.
• Undertaking site visits.
• Managing your own workload.

Job description

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Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We have an opportunity for a Senior/ Principal Transport Planner to join our growing, multidisciplinary consultancy based out of either our Bedford or Cambridge office or across both.

Why this role?

You will have opportunities to mentor and shape our expanding teams, and be responsible for driving projects forward through the planning process as part of our Transport East team.

We place great emphasis on living your best life and our team-centric culture and have received recent external recognition including as Gold Investors in People, a 'We Invest in Wellbeing' external accreditation and 'Best Place to Work' Winners.

Your day-to-day work with us will include:

• Preparing technical reports such as Access Appraisals, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Active Travel Audits with support from colleagues.
• Undertaking junction capacity modelling.
• Reviewing CAD Design work by others, such as swept path analysis and simple access layouts.
• Project management of projects, with support from colleagues.
• Assisting with the financial management of projects, from drafting fee proposals to invoicing, with support from colleagues.
• Mentoring junior colleagues
• Liaising with stakeholders, external project team members and clients.
• Representing the company at meetings, public consultations and exhibitions.
• Undertaking site visits
• Accompanying other team members to local industry events and CPD where necessary
• Managing your own workload with support from colleagues.

We are looking for:

• Experience of working on developments preferably within a range of sectors including residential and commercial.
• A working knowledge of traffic modelling software (junction & strategic).
• Understanding and experience of working on a range of scales of development, including strategic development sites.
• Knowledge and experience in liaising with stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of the plan-making process and impact on transport-related assessment work.
• The Right to Work in the UK (we are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future)

Why Rappor?

Our philosophy is simple: we invest in our people and build partnerships with our stakeholders, resulting in a dynamic and successful business that benefits everyone. As a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering consultancy, our outputs contribute to the built environment we all occupy. Our four values include 'living our best life' and 'celebrating our team', and we provide lots of opportunities to do just that. We currently number over 80 people across the UK, based out of five principal offices, and celebrated our 10-year anniversary in 2025!

Rewarding you

Our benefits include:

• A competitive starting salary
• Industry-leading annual leave: 25 days, plus your birthday, plus the period between Christmas and New Year, and an additional day for every three years' service up to an additional five days.
• 4% contribution towards your company pension
• Life assurance
• Access to the Company's wellbeing package, including a Cycle2work scheme, paid charity days, Employee Assistance Program (providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters) and social events throughout the year.

Being inclusive

We believe in having equity throughout our business and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We know that diverse teams are strong teams and strive to be a great home for all our people. Let us know what you need to be your best self with Rappor.

What next?

Apply and we will get back to you in less than two weeks. If your application is successful, you will invite to have an initial discussion over the phone, followed by meeting in person.