Senior Transportation Planner

AECOM; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure firm in Birmingham seeks a Senior Transport Planner to join their Transport Planning team. The role involves oversight of projects, mentoring junior members, and engaging with clients to deliver innovative transport solutions. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and experience in transport planning with strong analytical and communication skills. The company offers a hybrid work model and focuses on career development.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible work options

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in transport strategy and planning.
• Demonstrable mentoring skills for junior team members.
• Proven ability to manage projects within time and budget.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior colleagues and oversee their work.
• Manage a range of transport planning projects.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders effectively.

Skills

Transport planning

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree/Masters in analytical subject

Job description

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Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Are you ready to challenge the boundaries of what's possible? We are seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our industry leading Transport Planning team to help win and deliver projects. As an experienced member of the team, you will be a local contact for mentoring and technical advice for junior team members. You would become an integral part of a respected team, with the role providing excellent career prospects and every opportunity for you to make your mark and influence the continuing sustainable growth of the regional transport planning team and wider AECOM business.

What can we offer?

This role brings opportunity to engage in the delivery of a range of transport planning studies including (but not limited to) strategic transport studies, business case development, monitoring and evaluation, Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, electric vehicle studies, and public transport strategies.

You will also be given the ability to pursue relevant business and technical training to support your career development as well as the freedom to grow your network and develop innovative solutions to chase new opportunities.

You will work within a large and collaborative team to support the delivery of a diverse range of Transport Planning work within our regional and national portfolio including:

• National Highways Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
• Transport for West Midlands Transport Planning Framework
• Midlands Highway Alliance PSP4
• Transport for Wales (TfW) Framework
• Black County Transport
• West of England Combined Authority Framework
• Department for Transport Evaluation Scoping and Implementation

About you

You will need to have knowledge and demonstrable experience of a range of transport planning skills and with some experience of project management. Recent experience in business case development, strategic transport studies or monitoring and evaluation would be advantageous, but more importantly we are looking for candidates with a passion for learning and a curious mindset to assist clients in learning about 'what works' and why? We expect excellent written and oral communication skills which we will continue to develop. You will also be expected to provide in-person mentoring and technical advice for more junior team members.

Here's what you'll do:

• Oversight of graduate and consultant work - including task management, quality reviews and mentoring and technical coaching
• Raising visibility of our local and national transport planning capabilities to enable team growth.
• Prepare, supervise and deliver in-person presentations/workshops to local internal and external stakeholder groups
• Working with our regional and national leads, you will pro-actively manage a range of projects, including the production of high-quality analysis and associated outputs, within time and budget.
• Support bids to win work with existing and new clients.
• Being proactive to make the most of our support and training to continue your professional development
• Managing your time to ensure you meet deadlines

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• Degree/Masters qualification in analytical subject (e.g. engineering, geography, mathematics, economics, spatial planning) from an accredited college or university, or overall equivalent experience.
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant chartered professional institution such as the Engineers Ireland, CIHT or TPS.
• Working towards professional chartership, such as the Transport Planning Professional (TPP) qualification or Chartered Engineer (CEng).
• Experience in transport strategy, planning and/or business case development, demonstrating excellent technical capabilities (literacy, numeracy, communication).
• An analytical background and broad understanding of transport planning methods and best practice techniques.
• A highly motivated individual with an inquisitive mindset, excellent communication skills and ability to work in a consultancy environment, contributing to effective client relationships and working to tight deadlines.
• A team player who can work as part of wider project teams across disciplines and geographies - making high quality technical contributions.
• Adaptability to work on a wide range of transport planning projects, including Development Planning and Management / Spatial Planning projects.
• Ability to engage with our clients and stakeholders, and to undertake in-person stakeholder facilitation.
• The ability to project manage small projects or task management on larger projects (time, cost, quality).
• Mentor and guide junior colleagues.
• Flexibility to travel to other AECOM and client offices, depending on project requirements.
• Ability to prepare reports and presentations in a focussed, logical and concise manner.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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