Senior Transport Planner - Hybrid, High-Impact Development

AWD online; Derbyshire Dales; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Generous annual leave

Excellent local government pension

Employee discounts

Job summary

AWD online is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our transport development management service, providing specialist advice on highways and transportation matters linked to new development. You will manage a caseload of major sites, assess transport impacts and help secure appropriate mitigation.

Working with local authorities, developers and communities, you will support economic and sustainable development in line with policies. This role is full-time, hybrid with Matlock, Derbyshire.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma or equivalent qualification in a transport planning or engineering related field.
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation.
• Strong experience assessing the transportation aspects of new development.
• Experience representing a highway authority or equivalent within the planning consultation process, including planning appeals and public inquiries.
• Experience preparing technical reports, documentation and statutory consultee responses.
• Detailed knowledge of transport development management processes, planning legislation and highways-related development matters.
• Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel throughout the county and work occasional evenings or weekends when required.
• Ability to speak fluent English to communicate fully with clients and the public.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of significant development schemes involving complex highway matters and wider network impacts.
• Provide formal transport development management advice, including input on pre-application enquiries, outline planning applications, reserved matters applications and planning appeals.
• Review and assess transport analysis, modelling and assessment work relating to new development proposals.
• Negotiate highways and transportation mitigation, including planning conditions, planning obligations, Section 106 discussions and other appropriate funding routes.
• Prepare and present complex technical and non-technical reports, documentation and statutory consultee responses.
• Assist the team manager with workload management, service planning, efficiency and effective delivery of the transport development management service.
• Represent the organisation at meetings, public inquiries, planning appeals, public meetings, site liaison meetings and external forums as required.
• Build effective relationships with local planning authorities, developers, external agencies, contractors, community groups and other stakeholders.
• Supervise, organise, motivate and mentor colleagues working on transportation, highways and planning liaison matters.
• Support work undertaken in line with planning legislation, regulations, national policy guidance and relevant organisational policies.

Skills

Fluent English

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in transport planning/engineering

CIHT membership

Job description

AWD online is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our transport development management service, providing specialist advice on highways and transportation matters linked to new development. You will manage a caseload of major sites, assess transport impacts and help secure appropriate mitigation.

Working with local authorities, developers and communities, you will support economic and sustainable development in line with policies. This role is full-time, hybrid with Matlock, Derbyshire.