Senior Transport & Mobility Planning Lead

SLR Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with discretionary/

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Life, income, and travel insurance

Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle‑t

Job summary

SLR Consulting is seeking an experienced Transport Planning professional to join the Transport & Mobility Planning team in London at Associate Director level. You will lead complex transport planning and development planning projects, working with clients and multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver high-profile outcomes.

You will manage projects, mentor colleagues, and contribute to business development while collaborating across residential, retail, logistics and major renewables sectors.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Transport Planner with strong planning policy knowledge.
• Experience preparing Transport Statements and Transport Assessments.
• Understanding of priority junction modelling (Junctions 11).
• Experience using LINSIG and interpreting outputs.
• Knowledge of micro-simulation and strategic modelling principles.
• Knowledge of DMRB MfS design standards and applications.
• Experience developing access, parking and sustainable transport strategies.
• Ability to win work and prepare fee proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of transport planning projects from early site promotion to planning submission.
• Provide project and technical leadership on complex schemes.
• Manage clients, secure proposals, and maintain relationships.
• Mentor junior/senior colleagues and develop team skills.
• Collaborate cross‑disciplinarily with planning, engineering, and design teams.
• Support business development and strategic growth of services.

Skills

Transport planning

Project management

Client management

Team leadership

Business development

Technical delivery

LINSIG

Tools

LINSIG

Job description

SLR Consulting is seeking an experienced Transport Planning professional to join the Transport & Mobility Planning team in London at Associate Director level. You will lead complex transport planning and development planning projects, working with clients and multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver high-profile outcomes.

You will manage projects, mentor colleagues, and contribute to business development while collaborating across residential, retail, logistics and major renewables sectors.