Senior Transport Planner in London

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

About the business unit: We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Overview of the role: To support our strong pipeline of work in and around London and our national Development Consent Order projects, we are looking for an analytical and forward-thinking Transport Planner to join our team, specialising in development planning. As part of this role, you will play a key part in shaping how developments connect with existing transport networks and contribute positively to future mobility solutions. You’ll work at the intersection of land-use planning, transport policy, and infrastructure delivery, ensuring sustainable and accessible transport links are embedded at the heart of new developments.

You should be confident in:

• Having up to date knowledge of policy, legislation, and technical guidance affecting transport and development
• Assessing the transport impact of proposed developments
• Analysing data on traffic flows, trip generation, and travel behaviour to guide planning decisions
• Preparing and reviewing Transport Statements/ Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and other associated documents
• Providing transport input into Environmental Statements
• Providing advice on sustainable transport solutions and integrating active travel and public transport into development proposals
• Contributing to masterplans, local development frameworks, and spatial strategies
• Liaising with local authorities, developers, consultants, and stakeholders to secure positive transport outcomes
• Supporting planning application reviews from a transport and highways access perspective

Qualifications:

• Degree in Transport Planning, Town Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography or related field
• Proven experience in transport planning. This could include development control
• Familiarity with tools such as TRICS, junction modelling software (e.g., Junctions 9, LinSig), and GIS platforms
• Strong understanding of planning policy frameworks (e.g. National Planning Policy Framework) and local development plans
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder communication skills
• Strong analytical skills (Excel, Power BI etc)
• Some experience of managing transport planning projects including commercials
• Experience of bid writing
• Understanding of strategic transport modelling software, inputs and outputs e.g., Vissim

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion: We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility: We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service. Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers. Enhanced family and carers leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

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