Senior Transport Planner

Senior Transport Planner 2 Jobs Available Are you an experienced transport planning or highways professional looking for a role where you can help shape sustainable development and support the future of local transport infrastructure? If you are, wed like to hear from you! If youve also worked in the following roles, wed also like to hear from you: Transport Planner, Principal Transport Planner, Transport Planning Engineer, Senior Highways Engineer, Highways Development Management Officer, Transport Development Officer, Planning Liaison Officer, Development Management Officer SALARY: £44,433 to £47,925 per annum + Benefits LOCATION: Hybrid / Matlock, Derbyshire, East Midlands JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent WORKING HOURS: 37 Hours per Week Monday to Friday JOB OVERVIEW This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Transport Planner to join a transport development management service, providing specialist advice on highways and transportation matters linked to new development. As the Senior Transport Planner, you will manage a caseload of major and complex sites, assess transport impacts, support planning consultations and help secure appropriate highways and transportation mitigation. The Senior Transport Planner will also work closely with internal teams, local planning authorities, developers, partners and communities to support economic and sustainable development in line with policies and strategies. DUTIES Your duties as the Senior Transport Planner include: Managing Complex Cases: Manage a caseload of significant development schemes involving complex highway matters and wider network impacts Providing Technical Advice: Provide formal transport development management advice, including input on pre-application enquiries, outline planning applications, reserved matters applications and planning appeals Assessing Transport Impacts: Review and assess transport analysis, modelling and assessment work relating to new development proposals Securing Mitigation: Negotiate highways and transportation mitigation, including planning conditions, planning obligations, Section 106 discussions and other appropriate funding routes Preparing Reports: Prepare and present complex technical and non-technical reports, documentation and statutory consultee responses Supporting Service Delivery: Assist the team manager with workload management, service planning, efficiency and effective delivery of the transport development management service Representing the Organisation: Represent the organisation at meetings, public inquiries, planning appeals, public meetings, site liaison meetings and external forums as required Working in Partnership: Build effective relationships with local planning authorities, developers, external agencies, contractors, community groups and other stakeholders Supporting Colleagues: Supervise, organise, motivate and mentor colleagues working on transportation, highways and planning liaison matters Promoting Compliance: Support work undertaken in line with planning legislation, regulations, national policy guidance and relevant organisational policies CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL Degree, diploma or equivalent qualification in a transport planning or engineering related field Membership of the Chartered Institute of Highways