Senior / Principal Transport Planner

Strata Construction Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a talented Senior / Principal Transport Planner in London. This role involves supporting the delivery of transport planning projects, providing technical leadership, and advising clients on sustainable transport solutions. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in project management and transport planning, along with strong communication skills. The position offers hybrid working and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid / Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Profit share scheme

Income protection cover

Qualifications

• Experience in developing effective working relationships with project teams and clients.
• Passionate about the role of transport in supporting local, regional, and national objectives.
• Experience in managing and delivering successful projects.
• Experience in transport planning and design development.
• Ability to write and communicate in a structured and logical way.

Responsibilities

• Support production of Transport Assessments and Environmental Statements.
• Advise clients on active travel and sustainable transport opportunities.
• Deliver technical excellence and address client needs.
• Broaden technical skills to support innovation.
• Support junior colleagues in their career development.

Skills

Transport planning

Project management

Client relationship management

Technical analysis

Sustainable transport

Communication

Job description

Overview

We have an opening for a Talented Senior / Principal Transport Planner to join a global, award-winning London team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading consultancy and further your career while working on worldwide projects.

You can expect to work on high profile developments and regeneration schemes, international masterplans in the Middle East / Africa, and New Towns and major housing schemes across the UK. Within this you will support a range of work including project management and providing technical leadership on the delivery of transport and development planning advice.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Accident insurance
• Profit share scheme
• Income protection cover

The role

• To support the production of Transport Assessments, Environmental Statements and associated documents for development planning projects.
• You will also support by advising clients on active travel and sustainable transport opportunities, the development of transport strategies, technical analysis and modelling as well as any on-site and off-site designs for all development and street users.
• You will take responsibility for delivering technical excellence whilst addressing our client’s needs.
• You should enjoy taking responsibility, being proactive and taking initiative within a supportive and encouraging team.
• You should be keen to broaden your technical skills to support innovation, knowledge development and growth of peers / junior colleagues and their own career development.

What you need to succeed

• Have experience in developing effective working relationships with project teams and clients
• Be passionate about the role of transport in supporting local, regional and national objectives
• Have experience in managing and delivering successful projects (time, cost, technical quality) as Project Manager for development planning projects
• Have experience in transport planning and design development for development sites, urban areas, public realm or major destinations and interchanges.
• Demonstrate experience in analysing, modelling and assessing future transport demands and network requirements.
• Demonstrate experience of applying transport design guidance in a development planning context (e.g. DMRB, Manual for Streets, walking, cycling and bus design standards).
• Demonstrate the development and delivery of transport strategies that encompass the needs of all relevant transport users.
• Demonstrate an ability to write and communicate in a well-structured and logical way, using a variety of methods to effectively illustrate points
• Proven experience and a good track record from working at a consultancy, delivering transport planning advice for planning applications.