Transport Planner

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd. is seeking a Transport Planner to join its Oxford team.

The role involves delivering transport planning services on development-led schemes across Oxfordshire and the South East, coordinating with clients, developers and authorities to support planning applications. The successful candidate will have experience in transport planning consultancy, knowledge of relevant software, and a solid understanding of UK planning policy.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport planning consultancy environments.
• Background in development-related transport planning.
• Experience preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Knowledge of traffic modelling and junction capacity software (Junctions 9/10, LinSig).
• Understanding of UK planning policy, highway design standards and sustainable transport principles.
• Strong report-writing, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and Transport Strategies for planning applications.
• Undertake trip generation, traffic flow analysis and junction capacity assessments.
• Use Junctions 9/10 and LinSig to assess highway capacity and development impacts.
• Assist with technical reports, feasibility studies and planning documentation.
• Assess site accessibility and sustainable transport opportunities.
• Liaise with authorities, developers, architects and planning consultants.
• Support project management, ensuring work is delivered on time and budget.
• Contribute to transport strategies for residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes.
• Attend project meetings and provide technical advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with colleagues across transport and highways disciplines.

Skills

Transport planning

Consultancy experience

Travel planning

Report writing

UK planning policy

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Junctions 9/10

LinSig

Job description

Working Pattern:

Full-time, hybrid working available

The Opportunity

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

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated transport planning professional to work on a diverse range of development-led projects across Oxfordshire and the wider South East, supporting residential, commercial, retail and mixed-use developments.

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high-quality transport planning solutions, working closely with clients, developers, local authorities and other built-environment professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and Transport Strategies to support planning applications.
• Undertake trip generation, traffic flow analysis and junction capacity assessments.
• Use industry-standard software such as Junctions 9/10 and LinSig to assess highway capacity and development impacts.
• Assist with the preparation of technical reports, feasibility studies and supporting planning documentation.
• Assess site accessibility, sustainable transport opportunities and highway access arrangements.
• Liaise with local authorities, highway authorities, developers, architects and planning consultants.
• Support project management, ensuring work is delivered to agreed timescales and budgets.
• Contribute to the development of transport strategies for a range of residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes.
• Attend project meetings and provide technical advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across transport planning, highways engineering and other technical disciplines.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Experience working within a transport planning consultancy or a relevant highways and transport environment.
• A background in development-related transport planning.
• Experience preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Knowledge of traffic modelling and junction capacity assessment software, including Junctions 9/10 and/or LinSig.
• An understanding of UK planning policy, highway design standards and sustainable transport principles.
• Strong report‑writing, analytical and problem‑solving skills.analysis<|message|>We truncated inadvertently. Need full JSON with last part not cut. Let's recompose final JSON.{