Transport Planner

Strata Construction Consulting; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction consulting firm based in Norwich is looking for a passionate Transport Planner. The successful candidate will work on diverse projects including residential, logistics, and educational developments. Responsibilities include preparing Transport Notes, conducting junction capacity modeling, and designing access improvements. Ideal candidates should have a formal education in Transport Engineering or a related field, experience in transport planning, and excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits are included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Two-tiered pension

Life insurance cover

Death in service cover

Discretionary Cycle Hire scheme

Discretionary Travel Loans

End of year Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Education in Transport Engineering, Geography or Transport Planning.
• Experience in development-focused transport planning.
• Seeking membership in CIHT or ICE.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Transport Notes, Statements, and Assessments.
• Conduct junction capacity modelling and traffic signal design.
• Design access and junction improvements using AutoCAD.

Skills

Transport planning

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Formal education in Transport Engineering, Geography or Transport Planning

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

ARCADY

PICADY

LinSig

AutoTrack

GIS packages

Corel Draw

Job description

Are you a Transport Planner with a passion for development related transport planning? The successful candidate will join a busy team working on a wide range of projects. You will be working on a range of projects which includes residential, logistics, retail, leisure and education.

What’s on offer

• Competitivesalary(graded byexperience);
• 25daysannual leave(increased by seniority);
• Flexible workingarrangements.
• Two-tieredpension.
• Life insurancecover.
• Death in servicecover.
• DiscretionaryCycleHirescheme.
• DiscretionaryTravel Loans; and
• End of yearBonusscheme.

The role

• Preparation ofTransport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans, Site Access Appraisals usingMicrosoft Officeprogrammes (Word and Excel)
• An understanding of relevant local and nationalpolicy and guidance.
• Junction capacity modelling using theJunctions software(ARCADY and PICADY);
• Traffic signal design usingLinSig;
• Preliminarydesign of access, junction improvements and highway schemes using AutoCAD.
• Swept Path Analysisusing AutoTrack.
• Preparation ofhigh-quality graphicsusingGISpackages and/ or Corel Draw.
• Contribute to working towards ourbusiness targets.

What you need to succeed

• Formal educationin either Transport Engineering, Geography or Transport Planning.
• Experience in the field ofdevelopmentfocusedtransport planning.
• A member (or seeking to be) of aprofessional membership, such as CIHT or ICE.
• Excellentcommunication skillswith a high standard ofwork ethic; and
• Accuracy, attention to detail and ability towork proactivelyand use initiative.