Urban Mobility Planner

Foster + Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Retail discounts

Subsidised campus catering

Social events and sports activities

Job summary

Foster + Partners in London is seeking an Urban Mobility Planner to shape world-class masterplans and urban environments that enhance how people move, connect and experience places. Within our interdisciplinary Urban Design Group, you will combine technical transport expertise with creative problem-solving to deliver mobility solutions for international projects.

You will collaborate across planning, landscape, design and research, translate analysis into practical recommendations, and

Qualifications

• Experience in a transport consultancy, engineering firm or mobility planning environment.
• Expertise in transport engineering, development planning or strategic transport planning; behaviour change is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills to gather data, assess impacts and develop practical mobility solutions.
• Knowledge or experience in transport assessments, transport strategies, technical transport reports and presentations.
• Knowledge or experience in AutoCAD and understanding of multimodal transport systems and infrastructure design principles.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive, organised and adaptable, able to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape world-class masterplans and urban environments to enhance mobility and place experience.
• Combine technical transport expertise with creative problem-solving for innovative mobility solutions on international projects.
• Collaborate with planning, landscape architecture, design and research teams.
• Translate analysis into practical mobility recommendations and visual communications.
• Influence sustainable transport strategies that improve how people move and experience places.

Skills

Transport planning

Analytical skills

Communication

Organisation

Multimodal transport

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Department

Urban Design

Location

London

Urban Mobility Planner at Foster + Partners

As an Urban Mobility Planner at Foster + Partners, you will play a key role in shaping world-class masterplans and urban environments that enhance how people move, connect and experience places. Working within our interdisciplinary Urban Design Group, you'll combine technical transport expertise with creative problem-solving to deliver innovative mobility solutions that support sustainable, people-focused cities across a diverse range of international projects.

This role is ideal if you want to

• Help shape the future of cities through innovative mobility and transport planning.
• Apply transport planning expertise to solve complex urban challenges across diverse international projects.
• Collaborate with experts across planning, landscape architecture, design and research.
• Combine technical analysis with creative and visual forms of communication.
• Influence sustainable transport strategies that improve how people move through and experience places.

What you will bring to the team

• Experience within a transport consultancy, engineering firm or related mobility planning environment.
• Expertise in one of the following disciplines: transport engineering, development planning, strategic transport planning, behaviour change, or a combination of these disciplines
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to gather data, assess impacts and develop practical mobility solutions.
• Knowledge or experience of transport assessments, transport strategies, technical transport reports and presentations.
• Knowledge or experience in AutoCAD and an understanding of multimodal transport systems and infrastructure design principles.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive, organised and adaptable approach, with the ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What we offer

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.

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