Senior Transport Planner

BWB Consulting; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £ in package

5% pension match

Life assurance

Hybrid working (3 days in office)

Training & Chartership support

Job summary

BWB Consulting is seeking a Senior Engineer or Transport Planner to join our Transport & Accessibility Planning team in Birmingham. You will contribute to the delivery of Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, and related reports, collaborating with clients and authorities throughout project lifecycles.

The role requires experience in traffic engineering, development transport planning, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in traffic engineering and development transport planning.
• Ability to manage client briefs, fee proposals and project delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication; proficient in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of Transport Assessments, Statements, Travel Plans and related reports.
• Collaborate with clients, local authorities and planning teams across projects.
• Prepare and check scheme drawings using AutoCAD and GIS; contribute to master planning.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Transport planning for development

Client liaison

Communication skills

Project management

Mentoring junior staff

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in engineering, geography, mathematics or similar

Membership of CIHT/CILT/IHE/TPS/ICE (ideally)

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS

Junctions 11

LinSig

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Job description

At BWB Consulting, we’re more than engineers – we’re trusted partners, innovators, and problem-solvers. Recognised as ACE Best Large Consultancy of the Year 2022 and proudly accredited with Investors in People and Investors in Wellbeing, our award-winning culture is built on excellence, collaboration, and sustainability. We push boundaries to deliver exceptional results for our clients – and create meaningful impact for the communities we serve.

What you’ll be doing

BWB Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer or Transport Planner to join our growing Transport & Accessibility Planning team.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, with a desire to contribute to a growing team and develop their professional career with BWB.

At Senior level, you will have the following key responsibilities:

• Supporting the delivery of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, Masterplans, Traffic Engineering schemes (active travel, sustainable transport and corridor improvement schemes), and other technical reports to support scheme development, planning applications and other transport related projects, both for the public and private sector.
• Working with other members of the Transport & Accessibility Planning Team, other BWB teams, private and public sector Clients, architects, and planners, throughout the project life cycle.
• Understanding and ability to apply appropriate technical standards (such as Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Traffic Modelling Guidelines, Manual for Streets and Local Authority Design Guides).
• Supporting the preparation of fee proposals for new projects and working with senior colleagues and Account Managers to ensure projects are delivered to budget and that KPIs are met.
• Supporting meetings, including negotiations with Local Authorities and other regulatory bodies

Our projects vary significantly, including in size from small scale through to national infrastructure projects. There is also the opportunity to undertake project management, contribute to the management of project finances, and undertake mentoring and training with more junior team members. The successful applicant will also have the opportunity to undertake business development activities and they will be able to make a significant contribution to the direction and growth of our team.

We aim to create a working environment that provides challenge, enjoyment, and a real sense of satisfaction, with a view to encouraging personal and professional development in all our staff.

What you’ll bring

You will be able to demonstrate experience in traffic engineering, transport planning for development, including analysis and assessment. In addition, we would be seeking:

• The ability to assist other senior colleagues with dealing with Clients, local authorities and other regulatory bodies.
• Knowledge of Client briefs, fee proposals and the effective delivery of project work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to communicate well.
• Good technical writing skills, and you should be able to demonstrate a sound working competence in the use of MS Office products (including Excel and Word).
• The ability to prepare Transport Statements/ Assessments, Junction or Network Improvement Studies and Impact Assessments, Travel Plans, ES Chapters, Access Studies, and other transport related documents, preparing AADT/AAWT flows for air/noise assessments with some wider experience in technical design and master planning.
• Experience of operating and interpreting industry standard junction capacity assessment applications such as Junctions 11 and LinSig, preferably including experience, or understanding of larger network modelling.
• Experience of preparing and checking scheme design drawings and figures using packages such as AutoCAD and GIS.
• The ability to work effectively in an unsupervised environment, leading a piece of work or working within a project team.
• The ability to demonstrate management techniques including project and resource management as well as the mentoring of junior staff.
• A degree in an analytical subject such as engineering, geography, mathematics or similar.
• Ideally membership of a relevant professional institution (CIHT, CILT, IHE, TPS, ICE).

What we offer

• Inclusive Culture – Bring your authentic self to work every day.
• Competitive Rewards – Salary, 5% pension match, life assurance, and long-service recognition.
• Time Off & Flexibility – 25 days’ holiday (rising to 28), option to buy more, hybrid working (3 days office), and flexible core hours.
• Health & Wellbeing – Westfield Health, healthcare cash plan, Cycle to Work scheme, wellbeing initiatives.
• Growth & Development – Fully funded training, Chartership support, and paid professional subscriptions.
• Community & Connection – Volunteering days, social events, discounts, and savings.

Accessibility & Adjustments

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.