Transport Planner

Transport Planner

Location: Didcot. Salary: Competitive, depends on experience (DOE). Comprehensive benefits package available.

Job Overview

This role offers an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary consultancy working across a range of development and infrastructure projects, with clear opportunities for career progression and professional development.

This position is suitable for a Transport Planner or Senior Transport Planner seeking a varied project portfolio, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and genuine long term career progression.

Responsibilities

• Prepare site appraisals, feasibility studies and pre application advice.
• Produce Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Undertake traffic modelling and junction capacity assessments.
• Analyse transport and traffic data to support development proposals.
• Liaise with clients, local authorities and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Attend project meetings and stakeholder consultations.
• Support planning applications and development projects from inception through to approval.
• Contribute to the delivery of high quality transport planning solutions.
• Assist in developing client relationships and identifying new opportunities.
• Promote the consultancy's professional reputation through high quality service delivery.

Requirements

• Degree qualified in Transport Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography or a related discipline.
• Consultancy experience within Transport Planning.
• Experience preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Proficient in industry standard traffic modelling and junction assessment software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with clients, local authorities and project stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to project delivery.
• Self motivated with strong organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Chartered status or working towards professional accreditation.
• Experience in highway design.
• Experience undertaking or supporting Road Safety Audits.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Pension contribution scheme.
• Salary exchange scheme.
• Death in service benefit.
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays plus additional annual leave entitlement with length of service.
• Holiday buy, sell and carry over scheme.
• Long service awards.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Paid professional membership fees (ICE).
• Training Scheme (ICE).
• Study leave.
• Interest free season ticket loan.
• Company funded social events.
• Free on site parking.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunity to work remotely from abroad for up to 15 days per year.