Senior / Principal Transport Planner

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

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in London is looking for a Talented Senior / Principal Transport Planner to work on high-profile development and regeneration projects. You will play a crucial role in delivering transport assessments and advising clients on sustainable transport strategies. Ideal candidates should have strong project management experience and a passion for transport planning. The position offers hybrid working and several benefits including private medical insurance and profit share scheme.

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.
• Experience managing and delivering successful planning projects.
• Ability to write and communicate in a well-structured manner.

Responsibilities

• Support the production of Transport Assessments and Environmental Statements.
• Advise clients on sustainable transport opportunities and strategies.
• Deliver technical excellence while addressing client needs.

Skills

Transport planning

Project management

Client relationship management

Technical analysis

Transport strategy development

Job description

Overview

We have an opening for a Talented Senior / Principal Transport Planner to join a global, award-winning London team. This is 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 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.