Senior Transport Planner

Strata Construction Consulting; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join their expanding team. This role offers valuable support and training, allowing you to contribute to long-term developments within the company. You will report to the Associate Director and assist in various transport planning projects while collaborating with professionals. Benefits include a company car or allowance, matched pension plan, and 25 days of annual leave. This is a fantastic opportunity for career progression within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Company car or cash allowance

Matched contributory pension plan up to 6%

Life assurance scheme

25 days annual leave

Discount scheme for gym membership

Flexible/hybrid working

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant degree and working towards being a Chartered Engineer and/or Transport Planner.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Proficient in using and analysing data and producing high-quality reports.
• Demonstrable experience of leading transport planning projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and training to new team members.
• Report to the Associate Director and assist in project development.

Skills

Spatial and urban design

Transport planning/design

Transport data analysis/modelling

Experience in GIS

Proficient in MS Excel

Proficient in MS Word

Proficient in MS PowerPoint

Transport modelling

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Working towards Chartered Engineer/Transport Planner

Membership of CIHT, CILT, IHE, TPS, ICE

Tools

GIS

AutoCAD

Job description

Are you a Senior Transport Planner looking for your next career move? Fancy one day a week in the office? You have the chance to become part of an expanding team within the company, allowing you to contribute to its long-term development.

The opportunity will provide valuable support, training and learning opportunity to work with like-minded professionals. This is a great role for career development, as you will be reporting to the Associate Director, and they will be giving you support.

What’s on offer:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• Life assurance scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
• Flexible/hybridworking
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance
• Professional development

What you need to succeed:

• A relative degree and working towards being a Chartered Engineer and/or Transport Planner
• Membership of a relevant professional institution (CIHT, CILT, IHE, TPS, ICE)
• Experience in one or more of these areas: spatial and urban design; transport planning/design; business case/economics; transport data analysis/modelling (all levels); GIS/ Accessibility; Active Travel; Bus Infrastructure; development planning; travel planning/behavioural change
• Proficient in using and analysing data and producing high-quality reports
• Demonstrable experience of leading the delivering a variety of transport planning projects
• Experience in applying current UK technical standards/publications, guidance, best practice, and legislation requirements.
• Experience of Transport Modelling
• Experience in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint essential, other software tools desirable (programming, databases, GIS, AutoCAD)