Transport Planner

Reed; City Of London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A civil engineering consultancy based in Central London is seeking a Transport Planning Engineer with highways experience. The successful candidate will design highway projects and mentor junior team members. Offering a salary of up to £40,000 plus additional benefits, this role is ideal for proactive engineers passionate about transport planning.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus option to purchase 5 days

Annual health and wellbeing allowance

Discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highway planning and design.
• Strong ability to collaborate with clients and stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design highway projects such as roundabouts and junctions.
• Review technical drawings and provide technical input.
• Contribute to Transport Assessments and planning documents.
• Attend meetings with clients and authorities.

Skills

Highway project design

Technical drawing review

Communication skills

Mentoring

Tools

AutoCAD

Traffic modelling software

Job description

Transport Planning Engineer – Highways Experience

Up to £40,000 + package (25 days holiday + opt to purchase 5 days, annual health and wellbeing allowance, discretionary bonus)

Are you a skilled highways planner looking to make a real impact in development planning? I am currently working with a civil engineering consultancy business, based in Central London, who are looking to add top talent to their established London team, specialising on a large portfolio of Highways projects.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Designing highway projects includingroundabouts, signalised junctions, and right-turn lanes.
• Reviewing technical drawings and outputs from the team
• Providing technical input into CAD drawings and swept path analysis.
• Assessing site layouts and drawings
• Contributing to Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, and planning submission documents.
• Liaising with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders, attending meetings and workshops on scope of works
• Mentoring junior team members and supporting their technical development.

Desirable (but not essential) skills:

• Experience with traffic modelling software such as Junctions 10 or LinSig
• Familiarity with TRICS and TEMPro for trip generation and future growth analysis.
• Experience using AutoCAD or similar design software
• Ability to produce and configure traffic flow diagrams to support modelling and design work.

What We’re Looking For:

• A proactive and detail-oriented engineer with a passion for transport planning and design.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and with external stakeholders.
• A supportive team player who enjoys mentoring and developing others.