Senior Transport Planner

Fortis Recruitment Solutions; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior / Principal Transport Planner to join their team. The role involves advising clients on transport and highways for sustainable development, producing transport assessments, and representing the company on site visits. With a focus on mentoring and collaboration, the ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of transport planning experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with relevant planning policies. This hybrid position offers a competitive package.

Benefits

Competitive package

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years experience in a transport planning role.
• Familiar with current planning/transport policy and design guidance.
• Great communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on transport and highways for sustainable development.
• Produce transport assessments, travel plans, and other reports.
• Represent the company on site visits and client meetings.

Skills

Transport planning experience

Modelling experience

Communication skills

Interest in sustainability

Tools

Excel

Junctions

Linsig

TEMPro

Job description

We are actively seeking a Senior / Principal Transport Planner to join a well-established consultancy who work with developers, housebuilders, architects and local authorities on a range of projects from small developments to entire garden villages. The transport planner will be working in a small team where you have colleagues you can mentor as well as colleagues you can lean on for support.

The Senior / Principal transport planner will be advising clients on transport and highways to enable sustainable development as we as producing transport assessments, travel plans and other reports. You will be representing the company on site visits, client meetings and public consultations.

Requirements

• Experience in a transport planning role ideally a minimum of 4 years
• Be familiar with current planning / transport policy and design guidance
• Modelling experience - ideally with Excel, Junctions, Linsig and TEMPro
• Great communication skills
• Interest in sustainability, infrastructure, design and planning

This is a hybrid position , and the company offer a competitive package that include...