Job Description

SENIOR TRANSPORT PLANNER
Leicester / Birmingham / Milton Keynes (Hybrid)
Permanent Staff Position

Our client is a leading global consultancy service business with an excellent reputation for their breadth of capability and their capacity to provide innovative solutions for challenging projects.

They are looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join their established Transport Planning team based in Leicester, supporting their strong pipeline of varied work across the Midlands region.

This is a great opportunity with a highly successful business, who can offer a challenging and rewarding career, and the chance to work on a variety of interesting projects for clients across both private and public sectors.

They have long realised that people are at the heart of what their success and therefore ensure that they provide the support and care for their employees to ensure that they thrive within the business. They do this by offering great professional development support, clear opportunities for progression and great flexible benefits, including an excellent hybrid working policy that allows a good work / life balance.

The role

• You will prepare transport assessments, travel plans and other development related transport reports.
• You will help mentor and support junior staff and be proactive in keeping up to date with current practices, guidelines etc. in the Transportation Planning field.
• Role will involve client liaison, including the attendance of meetings, site visits, and assisting with preparation of fee proposals.
• You will undertake your work with a high degree of diligence and quality in line with defined quality assurance processes.
• You will be well organised and able to manage your time effectively to meet project deadlines.

Skills & Experience

Our client is looking for an ambitious and versatile individual with a genuine interest in transport consultancy. You will ideally be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of helping to produce transport assessments, travel plans and other transport study reports.
• Experience of analysing, collating and interpreting data.
• Knowledge of highway design principles relevant to site access design.
• An ability to use AutoCAD and GIS software.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience of software packages such as TRICS and Junctions 9.
• An understanding of the UK planning and transport processes and how your work fits into that
• Some experience of developing and maintaining client relationships would be advantageous

Above all, they are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• Drive to succeed and a willingness to get involved.
• Excellent communication skills, confidence to liaise with clients and team members.
• Methodical approach to problem solving and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to produce clear, precise and coherent analysis, reports and drawings.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a skilled multi-disciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications

Degree or HND in a relevant subject (e.g. transport planning, civil engineering, geography)
Professional Accreditation, such as MCIHT, MTPS, MCILT

Rewards

Our client has long recognised that their success is built on the expertise and dedication of their employees. They provide a collaborative and flexible environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. They are also proud to offer very competitive compensation and benefits packages.

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