Transport Planner

Arup; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our Cardiff team, delivering a diverse portfolio spanning regeneration schemes, housing developments, and nationally significant infrastructure. You will develop and justify transport strategies, provide technical guidance, and shape sustainable outcomes from concept to delivery.

Based in Cardiff, you will lead transport planning within multidisciplinary projects, manage client relationships and contribute to bid submissions while mentoring

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering transport planning projects across development, infrastructure, public transport and active travel programmes.
• Strong knowledge of transport planning guidance and appraisal frameworks, including TAG and/or WelTAG.
• Experience developing and negotiating transport strategies with local authorities and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing transport planning projects and coordinating the transport elements of multidisciplinary projects.
• Developing transport strategies, assessments, business cases and appraisal work for a wide range of development and infrastructure projects.
• Leading or supporting public transport, bus planning and active travel studies, strategy development and infrastructure projects.
• Building trusted relationships with clients, local authorities and key stakeholders.
• Managing project programmes, quality and commercial performance, including supporting fee proposals and negotiations.
• Contributing to business development, work-winning activities and bid submissions.
• Supporting and mentoring junior colleagues, helping to develop technical capability across the team.

Skills

Transport planning

TAG/WelTAG knowledge

Client relationship management

Project management

Active travel planning

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join our growing Cardiff team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects, from major regeneration schemes, new towns and strategic housing developments to nationally significant infrastructure projects across transport, energy, water and highways. You will play a key role in delivering transport planning solutions that support development, placemaking and wider policy objectives. Working closely with clients, local authorities and multidisciplinary teams, you will develop and justify transport strategies, provide technical advice, and help shape sustainable transport outcomes from concept through to delivery. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing transport planning projects and coordinating the transport elements of multidisciplinary projects.
• Developing transport strategies, assessments, business cases and appraisal work for a wide range of development and infrastructure projects.
• Leading or supporting public transport, bus planning and active travel studies, strategy development and infrastructure projects.
• Building trusted relationships with clients, local authorities and key stakeholders.
• Managing project programmes, quality and commercial performance, including supporting fee proposals and negotiations.
• Contributing to business development, work-winning activities and bid submissions.
• Supporting and mentoring junior colleagues, helping to develop technical capability across the team.

Projects currently being delivered by the team include major schemes such as Cardiff Arena, Cardiff Central, Bristol Temple Quarter, Cardiff Parkway, strategic housing developments, new towns and nationally significant infrastructure projects across the UK.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning - to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

Proven experience delivering transport planning projects across development, infrastructure, public transport and active travel programmes.

• Strong knowledge of transport planning guidance and appraisal frameworks, including TAG and/or WelTAG.
• Experience developing and negotiating transport strategies with local authorities and other stakeholders.
• A degree in a relevant discipline and either Chartered status or a commitment to working towards professional accreditation.

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Our Transport Consulting team works at the forefront of shaping cities, places and infrastructure, helping clients create environments that are sustainable, inclusive and people-focused.

Based in Cardiff, you'll join our collaborative Transport Planning team within the Mid-West Cities, Planning and Design Group. The team works across major development, regeneration and infrastructure projects throughout Wales, the UK and internationally, delivering integrated transport and development planning solutions that support thriving communities and sustainable growth.

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success.

• As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
• Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
• We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover.
• In addition, you'll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion - we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference.

Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.