Senior Transport Planner / Transport Planning Manager

Job Title: Senior Transport Planner

Location: Walton On Trent (mid-way between Lichfield and Burton Upon Trent)

Salary: £30-38k

Our client plan the infrastructure elements of land development proposals and assist developer Clients achieve planning permission, and following that, design the infrastructure and support Clients through the implementation stage.

Job Role:

The requirement is for a Senior Transport Planner to work on and assist in leading a range of transport studies dealing with transport strategy and policy, feasibility studies, sustainable travel, scheme development and development control aspects.

This role would suit an experienced Transport Planner who has developed a strong technical base and gained some initial experience in project management, who now wishes to take the opportunity to work closer with clients and take a greater level of responsibility on project direction and overall responsibility of the projects. The position will enable you to provide solutions to client's real-world problems throughout the project life-cycle, with the opportunity to work closely with other departments in order to provide a successful outcome. It will allow you to build experience of proposal writing, customer and project management and mentoring, whilst developing your own skills.

• Assist in leading and managing a range of transport projects and work closely with senior colleagues and other members of staff both within and outside Transport Planning;
• Implement project methodologies in consultation with senior colleagues;
• Assist senior colleagues on projects and provide advice to independent teams;
• Deliver technical inputs to required quality, cost and time;
• Prepare high quality reports and technical notes;
• Keep up to date with developments in areas of professional expertise;
• Resolve problems or issues to support the delivery of projects or design objectives, ensuring that deliverables conform with the project manager's requirements.
• Maintain effective working relationships with team members and clients.
• Deliver to agreed targets.

The Candidate:

Demonstration of your experience in a transport planning occupation, in either the public or the private sector would be expected with evidence of developing responsibilities within this career.

You will have commitment to on-going personal development and the development of others, providing the benefit of your significant experience and understanding of the transport planning profession.

Essential Skills

• A degree in Transport, Civil Engineering, Planning or science based/ math's subject;
• A clear and comprehensive understanding of UK Government transport planning policies and guidance;
• You should be proficient in Word and Excel;
• You should have prior working experience in some or all of the following Industry modelling software - TRICS, TRAVL, TRIPS, ARCADY, PICADY, JUNCTIONS, OSCADY, TRANSYT, or LINSIG;
• Experience of working with private and/ or public sector clients;
• Proven ability of working within a team environment in undertaking large strategic modelling projects and contributing towards the preparation of key deliverables;
• You should be highly numerate with strong problem solving skills;
• You should have a proven capability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal English;
• You should have the ability to work under minimum supervision.

Desirable Skills

• MSc in Transport Planning/Engineering;
• Previous experience in project management roles.

Other Requirements

Given both the office location that is not readily accessible by public transport, and the requirement to travel off-site it would be highly advantageous if the candidate both held a full UK driver's license and had full access to a car.

Why work for our client?

The company is committed to hiring and developing talented individuals and is keen to hear from people who can help us to build on their success.

The company's main vision is to be recognised for our excellence, so, beyond qualifications, the key attributes they look for are the ability to solve problems, the ability to build constructive relationships, and a desire to keep learning and improving.

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