Transport Planner in Manchester

The Vacancy

Transport Planner

Job Type: Permanent (Full Time)

Location: Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester or London (Preferable)

Do you have previous experience within transportation planning and traffic engineering? Are you a highly motivated individual looking to grow and develop? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning consultancy shaping some of the UK’s most exciting projects? If so, SCP Transport & Planning – an RSK Group company – would love to hear from you!

The Role:

As our Transport Planner you will be fully conversant with national and local planning guidance and technical design standards, as well as being up to date with the latest tools available to ensure the accuracy of the advice given in the field of transport planning/highway design. You will require an ability to think innovatively and proactively, with the role requiring an appreciation of the financial and project management skills required to ensure that the companies’ competitiveness in the marketplace is retained.

SCP works in a wide range of sectors including retail, residential, education, employment and health, amongst others. Projects are varied from small scale up to nationally significant DCO schemes. The role will suit an enthusiastic candidate who enjoys a fast-paced environment and who has excellent communication skills.

Main Responsibilities:

• Prepare or provide input to key documents such as Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, and Access Feasibility Studies.
• Conduct junction capacity assessments (e.g. using Junctions, LinSig) and prepare CAD design work.
• Collaborate with the team to provide technical solutions on preliminary highway design, access, servicing, parking and active travel to support development proposals.
• Liaise/meet with other consultants and external members of the project team where necessary to ensure co-ordination of information and resources.
• Keep up to date with all of the latest developments with respect to all the tools and techniques employed within the field of highway engineering and transportation planning.
• To be conversant with all local and national planning policies and guidelines that relate to transportation and development.

You will also provide essential support to senior management for certain marketing, IT or administrative activities that are essential to the smooth running of the business.

Person Specification & Experience:

You will have excellent interpersonal, oral and communication skills, as well as being able to manager your own time effectively to enable you to work to tight deadlines.

You will ideally have at least 2 years’ experience in understanding the principles and techniques of transportation planning and traffic engineering, and the planning system and development control process. Knowledge of local and national planning appeal processes would be desirable.

A Relevant degree, such as geography / engineering / planning (various are applicable) or MSc in Transport Planning or HND would be desirable.

Company Benefits:

We work at well-located, friendly, sociable offices for a minimum of 2 days per week. There are regular opportunities for further training (both internal and external), personal development and collaboration across SCP and RSK.

• Salary between £30,000 and £40,000 per annum.
• 35 hour working week.
• Non- Contributory Pension Scheme of 8%.
• Life Assurance.
• An assigned line-manager
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, private health care and discounted gym memberships.
• One professional subscription per annum and support towards accreditation of a relevant professional body.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.

About Us

In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company’s commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people’s input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.

SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages. The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.

SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?

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