Senior Transport Planner in Fareham, Hampshire

Senior Transport Planner

Location: Fareham, Hampshire

Hours: Monday to Friday, Flexible Opportunity with Core Hours Required

Salary: Competitive – The above is Illustrative only

Holiday: 32 days including bank holidays, Increasing with length of service.

Sector: Civil Engineering

Position Duties

• Manage and deliver transport planning projects, ensuring they meet programme and budget requirements
• Prepare, review, and occasionally approve technical reports such as Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, and Technical Notes
• Undertake and review transport analysis, including trip, distribution, and junction modelling
• Design and assess access arrangements, including visibility splays, vehicle tracking, and site access options
• Identify and develop mitigation measures to address capacity, safety, and active travel constraints
• Prepare appeal documentation, including Statements of Case and Statements of Common Ground
• Liaise with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders, maintaining strong professional relationships
• Attend and contribute to meetings, public consultations, and highway authority discussions
• Project manage schemes, including coordinating resources, managing timelines, and monitoring budgets
• Provide high-level advice and support across multiple projects, including those not directly assigned
• Support and mentor junior staff, assisting with their training and development
• Prepare proposals and tender submissions for projects of varying scale
• Assist with business development activities, including networking and marketing initiatives
• Contribute to S106 discussions and planning negotiations
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, quality standards, and professional best practice

Position Requirements

• Degree‑level qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline
• Membership of a relevant professional organisation
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in transport planning
• Experience applying regional, and local transport policy and design guidance
• Experience preparing and reviewing technical documents (Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, Technical Notes)
• Experience preparing appeal documentation (Statements of Case, Statements of Common Ground)
• Proven experience in project management, including budget control and programme delivery
• Experience in client and stakeholder liaison, including local authorities and project teams
• Experience attending and contributing to public consultations, meetings, and stakeholder discussions
• Experience in business development activities, including networking and marketing support
• Experience contributing to S106 obligation discussions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to provide high‑level advice and initial project feedback without detailed technical input
• Proficiency in junction modelling software and methodologies for trip and distribution (including “Decide and Provide”)
• Ability to design and assess mitigation measures for capacity, safety, and active travel issues
• Capability to undertake access appraisals and develop access design solutions
• Commercial awareness, including preparing proposals and tenders
• Problem‑solving skills with a proactive and adaptable approach
• Ability to work under pressure in a calm and efficient manner
• Competence in Microsoft Office and other computer-based systems

Position Remuneration

• 5‑hour workdays with flexible working hours, with a core hour requirement allowing for lifestyle and work life balance
• 24 days annual leave, increasing with length of service plus 8 bank holidays
• Day off on your birthday if it falls on a working day
• One community or charity day a year to allow you to support the projects you love
• Salary sacrifice scheme with the opportunity to purchase or sell annual leave days
• Christmas shutdown
• Quarterly and yearly bonus schemes, offering the potential to earn more
• Private healthcare upon completion of probation period
• Bike to work scheme