Transport Planner

Transport for Greater Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Transport Planner to influence the growth of a sustainable Greater Manchester. In this permanent role, you will play a crucial part in delivering high-profile transport schemes, utilizing your analytical skills to interpret complex datasets. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your expertise in transport planning methods while working with advanced modelling software. This role offers a supportive environment for personal development and a chance to make a real impact on the community's transport infrastructure. If you are eager to grow your skills and contribute to a healthier, more efficient transport system, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days holiday per annum

Flexible working options

Free travel within Greater Manchester

Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Commitment to learning and personal development

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Graduate with strong numerical skills and interest in data analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver modelling and appraisal for major transport schemes.
• Contribute to planning applications affecting transport networks.

Skills

Data analysis

Transport planning

Communication skills

Programming (Python, VB)

Education

Graduate degree

Tools

Aimsun

Saturn

Job description

Are you passionate about influencing the growth of a healthy and sustainable Greater Manchester? Are you seeking a new challenge in using your technical skills to deliver high profile transport schemes and developments?

Your Role

As Transport Planner in Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) you will play a pivotal role in delivering modelling and appraisal for major transport schemes, contributing to the development of detailed network management strategies and working to mitigate the impact of new development proposals. You will also develop and contribute to corporate responses to planning applications affecting the Greater Manchester Key Route Network. Current work includes supporting the delivery of the GM Clean Air Plan, City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) and Levelling up fund.

For more information, please see the role profile at the bottom of the advert.

Who are we?

In the Highways Forecasting and Analytical Services team, we are committed to support the delivery of a Greater Manchester transport system that operates safely, sustainably and efficiently. We use our analytical expertise and data-driven insights to aid delivery of high-quality transport infrastructure schemes and developments, ultimately improving the experience of the travelling public and supporting healthier and more sustainable choices.

What you’ll bring

You should be a graduate and highly numerate with a keen interest in the analysis and interpretation of complex datasets. You’ll have excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills and be keen to develop your understanding of the theory and application of transport planning methods and techniques for Highway model development, forecasting and appraisal. Experience of general-purpose programming languages, such as Python or VB would be advantageous.

What we can offer you

You will have the chance to grow your knowledge and skills through being provided with on-the-job training using a variety of Transport planning modelling software including Aimsun and Saturn, to develop your Transport Planning skills and experience. This is a permanent role with a salary £31,915-£36,683 per annum depending on skills and experience.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

NOTE TO AGENCIES – we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.