SENIOR TRANSPORT PLANNER in Manchester

Are you a Chartered Transport Planner (or working towards) with good knowledge of Highways design principles and experience of producing transport assessments for new Commercial, Industrial or Residential developments? If so, then I am keen to speak with you.

I have an exciting opportunity with one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing multi-disciplined consultants, who have an excellent reputation for their breadth of capability and their capacity to provide innovative solutions for challenging projects. They are looking for a Senior or Principal Transport Planner to join their growing Transport Planning and Highways team based in Manchester, supporting their strong pipeline of varied work across the North West region. They are a passionate, multi-disciplined team who actively support each other to ensure that they can deliver high-quality solutions for their clients.

This is a great opportunity with a great 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.

About the role

You will be working with a diverse variety of clients, which typically include housing and commercial developers, local authorities, highway authorities, architects, town-planners and other professionals. Your work will primarily be development related transport planning and will include preparation of Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, transport chapters for environmental impact assessment, and other development related transport reports. You will also help mentor and support junior staff and be proactive in keeping up to date with current practices, guidelines etc. You will undertake site visits and attend meetings as required. The role will also involve some client liaison, such as attending meetings and assisting with work winning through preparing fee proposals, with full support and guidance provided from the leadership team whenever required.

About you

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 developing transport assessments, travel plans and other transport study reports.
• 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.
• A good understanding of the UK planning and transport processes.

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 offer a very competitive salary, generous contributory pension, car allowance, private health cover and a range of flexible benefits including discounted childcare and retail vouchers, travel insurance and variable holiday (renewable annually). As part of the agile working approach, they encourage working how and when suits employees to achieve a balance that works for them. They recognise that everyone’s needs and desires will be different.