Senior Transport Planner

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Southampton; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 45.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous annual leave

Work life balance

Salary review and bonus

Pension and private health care

Professional membership fees

Zusammenfassung

Penguin Recruitment Ltd in Southampton is seeking an experienced Senior Transport Planner to lead development projects and build strong client relationships. You will prepare transport assessments, travel plans and reports, and mentor junior colleagues as the team grows.

The role emphasizes technical expertise, project management and business development within a friendly, award-winning consultancy in the UK.

Qualifikationen

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent in transport planning, civil engineering, geography, or related discipline.
• At least 5 years' experience in transport planning, ideally within a consultancy.
• Experience preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Knowledge of transport policy, trip generation, transport modelling and junction assessments.
• Strong project management skills, including budgets, programmes and client expectations.
• Excellent technical report writing and professional membership progress toward accreditation.

Aufgaben

• Manage a diverse portfolio of developments, providing strategic transport advice from feasibility through planning approval.
• Prepare and review transport assessments, travel plans and technical reports; develop highway mitigation strategies.
• Manage project budgets, programmes and client expectations; mentor junior colleagues.

Kenntnisse

Transport planning

Project management

Client engagement

Technical report writing

Budgeting

Ausbildung

Degree-level qualification in transport planning or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Transport Planner

Location: Southampton

Salary: £40,000-£45,000

Looking for your next career move where you can take the lead on exciting development projects? Join an award-winning, people-focused consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering innovative transport planning and civil engineering solutions across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Transport Planner to take ownership of projects, build client relationships and help shape the future of a growing team.

Benefits

• A competitive salary of £40,000-£45,000
• Generous annual leave
• A company that values a work life balance
• Additional benefits such as annual salary review, bonus and pension schemes and private health care
• Payment of professional membership
• Great career progression opportunities

Role of a Senior Transport Planner

As a Senior Transport Planner, you will manage a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial, education and mixed-use developments, providing strategic transport advice from feasibility through to planning approval. This Senior Transport Planner role combines technical expertise with project management, client engagement and business development. You will prepare and review transport assessments, travel plans and technical reports, develop highway mitigation strategies, manage project budgets, and mentor junior colleagues. As a Senior Transport Planner, you will also contribute to fee proposals, planning appeals and long-term client relationships, with genuine scope to influence project outcomes and business growth.

Requirements

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in transport planning, civil engineering, geography, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years' experience in transport planning, ideally within a consultancy.
• Experience preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Knowledge of transport policy, trip generation, transport modelling and junction assessments.
• Strong project management skills, including budgets, programmes and client expectations.
• Excellent technical report writing
• Relevant professional membership or progress towards accreditation.
• The full right to work in the UK
• A full UK driving licence
• Live within a commutable distance to the Southampton office

This is a permanent role.