Transport Planner

Role: Transport Planner

Location: Bath

Salary: £28-£42k (DOE)

Reference: MAR
1136

• Make an active contribution to the four pillars (People, Clients & Growth, Operations, and Technical Excellence) and support the Leads in these roles.
• Support Project Managers and Directors in the preparation of bids, fee proposals and project programmes.
• Attend internal and external technical knowledge‑sharing events.
• Work in a large multi‑disciplinary office with access to a range of professionals at similar career stages across a variety of fields.
• Work as part of a team, supporting the growth of our Mobility team in Exeter.

Our team includes transport planning, modelling and design professionals who work on an extensive portfolio of multi‑disciplinary and cross‑sector projects for a range of mainly public sector clients. Key project specialisms include active travel network development, bus, coach and mass transit, freight, policy development, studies and strategies, business case development and Government funding applications, and development management. Projects are generally located in the South West, but support is also provided to other schemes across the UK and internationally, working closely with our planning, infrastructure design, structures and environmental teams.

• Experience delivering active travel planning projects, complemented by project experience in public transport business case development, transport studies and strategies, and transport policy development.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of the latest transport legislation and policy covering topics such as active travel, bus and local transport planning, with a desire to work at both strategic and detailed levels.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), transport data analysis and presentation software including GIS.
• Ability to produce technical project reports and accessible non‑technical public reports and presentations for a range of clients and stakeholders to a high technical standard.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate confidently with clients, stakeholders, team members and present at meetings, workshops and public forums.