Senior Transport Planner

Carrington West; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company Pension scheme

Flexible holiday allowance

Career progression

Job summary

Carrington West client, an award-winning consulting engineer, seeks a Senior Transport Planner to join a growing multi-disciplinary office. You will support the expansion of the Bristol Transport Planning Team under a Transport Planning line manager and Regional Director.

You will bring experience in notes, statements, assessments, and travel plans, with strong policy knowledge, GIS, and design skills. Hybrid working and clear career progression are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience producing Transport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans.
• Understand local and national transport policy and guidance.
• Competent in junction capacity modelling software and industry programs.
• Proficient with GIS packages and preliminary highway design.

Responsibilities

• Assist expansion of the Bristol Transport Planning Team within a growing multi-disciplinary office.
• Lead or support transport projects, liaising with clients and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to training and development.

Skills

Transport planning

Policy knowledge

Project management

Client liaison

Mentoring

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Professional institution membership (CIHT/IHE/TPS)

Tools

Junctions 10

LinSig

Quickgreen

TRICS

TEMPro

QGIS

ArcGIS

MapInfo

Basemap TRACC

AutoCAD

Job description

My client who are an award-winning consulting engineer is looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join their recently established, growing multi-disciplinary office. Led by your Transport Planning line manager, and aided by the office's Regional Director, you will assist in the expansion the Bristol Transport Planning Team.

Who you are

You would need

• Experience producing Transport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans,
• Understanding of relevant local and national transport policy and guidance
• To be a competent user of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and LinSig/Quickgreen, and other key industry software programs such as TRICS and TEMPro,
• To be a competent user of GIS software packages such as QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo, Basemap TRACC,
• To be proficient in preliminary highway design through competent use of AutoCAD and application of relevant design guidance
• Good organisation, communication, and presentation skills, with high standard of attention to detail and personal work ethic
• Exposure to project management, experience liaising with clients and other key stakeholders
• Be willing and able to mentor junior staff in their training and development
• Be a member of a professional institution such as the CIHT, IHE, TPS (and/or seeking chartership via TPP or CILT)
• Previous experience in the industry and have an aspiration to start a new and exciting chapter in your career

Why join?

• Flexible holiday allowance
• Company Pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Interesting and challenging projects
• Autonomy to lead your own projects
• Excellent career progression potential