Senior Transport Planner

Strata Construction Consulting; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in Guildford is looking for a Senior Transport Planner. The role involves technical planning for various development projects, managing project inputs, and supporting clients in transport strategies. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and technical experience in transport assessments and planning tools. This position offers hybrid working and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid / flexible working

Private medical insurance

Training plan / regular performance reviews

Cycle to work scheme / High-street discounts

Qualifications

• Strong communication with clients and project teams.
• Experience in transport planning projects.
• Capability of conceptual junction design.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical transport planning input on projects.
• Develop transport strategies and support Expert Witness evidence.
• Manage projects and grow professional network.

Skills

Good communication skills

Confidence in using Excel and Word

Knowledge of Transport Assessments

Experience in sustainable transport

Traffic flow information preparation

Tools

Junctions 10

Linsig

Job description

Our client’s Planning team is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our growing integrated Development team in Guildford. They support private sector clients with taking development proposals through the planning process; and support public sector clients with developing transport and parking strategies, business cases, and scheme development. The team works closely with the Highways, Services, Structures and Environmental teams, as part of our remit to lead larger multi-disciplinary projects.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid / flexible working
• Private medical insurance
• Training plan / regular performance reviews
• Cycle to work scheme / High-street discounts

The role

• You will be involved in day-to-day technical transport planning input into a variety of Development Planning projects, working alongside your peers and more senior colleagues.
• You will be involved in working on a range of projects from commercial, retail, and residential through to Local Development Framework representations, developing transport strategies, and support with Expert Witness evidence.
• Developing your project management and commercial skills, and growing your professional network, through leading our transport planning input into some projects, with the support of the wider team.

What you need to succeed

• Good communication skills and the confidence to speak with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders.
• Ability to share knowledge with others on your areas of technical expertise.
• Confidence in day-to-day software packages such as Excel and Word.
• Experience of technical work on some or all of the following: Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision, and working with guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets.
• Experience of preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement.
• The ability to set up and run junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing.
• Capability of carrying out conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals).