Transport Planner/ Senior Transport Planner
London

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Transport Planner or Senior Transport Planner to join an experienced team and advance their career in a flexible and rewarding work environment.

As part of our talented team, you will provide direct support to Project Directors and Principals while continuing to develop your skills. We are committed to helping you progress toward professional qualifications or chartership.

Our company embraces a flexible work approach, catering to office and staff needs, with an active social club, monthly events, and away weekends. As an employee-owned company and an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

About the Role

As a Senior Transport Planner, you will work in tandem with principal planners to support Project Directors, who will act as your line management. You will be responsible for the day-to-day technical work on projects, producing reports and undertaking some project administration as necessary.  Your role will include work on site, managing audits and site reviews, attending public consultations, and attending pre-application consultation meetings.

You will be encouraged and given the opportunities to grow in your skills undertaking consultation with local authorities and stakeholders, and in business development tasks.

We will support your career development in respect of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally.

The role is supported by the package of benefits set out on the main careers page, allows for hybrid working, and offers a competitive salary, with performance-based bonuses.

Requirements

This role would suit a transport planning professional who has:

• At least 4 years’ experience working in in the transport development planning or development control work area.
• Knowledge of the planning system and transport-related matters, including creating Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, and Environmental Statements.
• A practical knowledge of relevant highway and cycling/walking design standards, guidelines and processes and ability to appraise site layouts.
• An understanding and skills in highway capacity modelling, preferably some use of PICADY, ARCADY, LinSIG etc
• Competent on TRICS and methods to distribute and growth traffic data
• Experience of preparing robust, visually engaging supporting material using QGIS or similar mapping/illustration software (sketches, drawings)
• Good writing and numeracy skills
• Interpersonal skills required to communicate effectively and professionally with the design team, clients, and officers
• Accuracy and attention to detail with ability to work within deadlines.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office, including Excel
• A basic practical knowledge of project management and project administration, such as budgeting, preparing quotes, quality assurance and/or basic review of transport documents.
• Some practical ability with AutoCAD and other associated Autodesk design software (such as AutoTrack) is desirable but not critical to this role.

Key responsibilities:

• Helping develop multi-modal access strategies and designs for all kinds of development and public sector transport projects
• Site visits, corridor/area walking and cycling assessments, participation in public consultations
• Preparing technical notes and reports, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Delivery and Service Plans and other assessments such as Active Travel Zone assessment
• Undertaking capacity or other technical analysis such as PICADY, ARCADY, LINSIG
• Interrogating designs through swept path analysis and application of design standards
• Initial concept / feasibility studies for large masterplan sites
• Engaging with the design team and confident in communicating with clients
• Supporting Project Directors with workflow and project delivery
• Project management, fee proposals

For further information on this or any other related positions do not hesitate to contact Peter on 07881788772 or peter@huphuphup.com

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