Transport Planner

Vivid Resourcing; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing is seeking a Transport Planner to join its London team on a hybrid basis. This role targets professionals with around 2–4 years of transport planning experience who can contribute to development-led projects across London and the South East.

You will work with senior planners on a range of projects, supporting the delivery of planning advice for developers, architects and private-sector clients.

Qualifications

• Approx. 2–4 years' experience in a transport planning consultancy.
• Experience with development-led projects across London is preferred.
• Familiarity with Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Good understanding of transport planning principles and policy.
• Experience analyzing traffic, parking or transport data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with clients, local authorities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Undertake surveys and analyse traffic, parking and transport data.
• Carry out trip generation and traffic impact assessments.
• Support parking assessments and access arrangements.
• Prepare technical reports, plans and documentation for planning applications.
• Liaise with local authorities, TfL and other stakeholders.
• Help senior colleagues with project delivery and client requirements.
• Attend site visits and meetings as needed.
• Manage own workload and meet deadlines.
• Support junior colleagues as experience develops.

Skills

Transport planning

Data analysis

Client liaison

Attention to detail

Tools

TRICS

AutoTrack

TEMPro

QGIS

Job description

Transport Planner

Location: London

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Working Pattern: Hybrid

We are working with an established transport planning consultancy that is looking to appoint a Transport Planner to join its growing London team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a transport planner with around 2-4 years' experience to develop their career within a supportive consultancy, gaining exposure to a broad range of development-led projects across London and the wider South East.

The Role

You will work alongside experienced transport planners on a range of projects, supporting the delivery of transport planning advice for developers, architects, planning consultants and other private-sector clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the preparation of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Undertaking transport, traffic and parking surveys and analysing the resulting data.
• Carrying out trip generation and traffic impact assessments.
• Supporting parking assessments and access arrangements.
• Preparing technical reports, plans and supporting documentation for planning applications.
• Liaising with local authorities, TfL and other stakeholders.
• Supporting senior colleagues with project delivery and client requirements.
• Attending site visits and meetings where required.
• Managing your own workload and delivering work to agreed deadlines.
• Supporting junior colleagues as your experience develops.

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Around 2-4 years' experience within a transport planning consultancy.
• Experience working on development-led projects, ideally across London.
• Previous experience with Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and/or Travel Plans.
• A good understanding of transport planning principles and relevant planning policy.
• Experience analysing traffic, parking or transport data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience using software such as TRICS, AutoTrack, TEMPro, QGIS or similar would be advantageous.
• The confidence to communicate with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders.

The Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for a Transport Planner looking to build their technical experience and progress within a growing consultancy.

You will gain exposure to a varied range of development projects, work alongside experienced transport professionals and have the opportunity to take on increasing responsibility as your career develops.

Chartership or working towards chartership would be advantageous, but is not essential.