Senior Transport Planner

Due to growth, my client is looking for a Senior Level Transport Planner to join their team in the Birmingham office. The team has developed and grown to a wide range of projects and clients that cover a diverse set of schemes all across the UK, which includes Residential, Retail and Education. This would help the workload from the Bristol and Birmingham offices.

The role:

• Working on and Managing complex Transport Planning Projects
• Taking lead on the development and delivery of the Projects
• Working on the promotion of development sites from Site Identification/acquisition, plus planning applications, submission and discharge of planning conditions
• You would be working alongside the Transport Directors to deliver top of the range Consultancy Advice, liaising and getting a firm understanding of Clients Requirements and to effectively manage resources.
• You will be helping support and mentor more junior staff as well as continuing your Project Management and commercial skills.

Ideally, you would have a firm understanding of Transport Planning Policy and Delivery of projects to clients. You will have a Degree within a related subject and ideally a Master’s Degree in Transport.

Experience wise, you would need to demonstrate:

• Experience with Transport Statements, Assessments and Travel Plans
• Parking Strategies, Sustainable Transport, Section 278 and 106 agreements and guidance such as NPPF
• Use of the TRICS database
• Working use of PICADY and ARCADY, as well as an understanding of LINSIG
• Transport Modelling, and why this is useful
• Junction design (Roundabout, Signals)

So why join?

This role comes with a great package:

• Salary (DOE) £35,000-£50,000
• Contractual Bonus Scheme
• 7% Employer Pension Contribution
• 26 Days Holiday plus 3 additional days to cover the Christmas Period, plus bank holidays
• Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance for all employees
• Agile and Flexible working