Transport Planner

Transport Consultant
Bristol
£35,000 - £42,000  

We’re working with a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy that is looking to grow its Bristol office with the addition of a Transport Consultant.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a key role in a thriving team, delivering a wide variety of projects across the UK - from residential and retail schemes to education and mixed-use developments. You’ll be stepping into a role with responsibility, variety, and genuine scope for progression.

The role:

You will be involved with the preparation of Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Technical Notes, and Travel Plans, principally to support planning applications for a range of land uses.

You will review the proposed site layout plans and provide relevant transport/highways comments and advice, and you will also analyse traffic and speed survey data to calculate visibility splays and prepare associated visibility splay plans using AutoCAD.

You will attend Design Team Meetings, and liaise by email and telephone with clients, other consultants and local authority officers as required. Co-ordination and commissioning of traffic, speed and parking surveys will also be part of the role.

What we’re looking for:

Previous consultancy experience in transport planning
Strong knowledge of UK transport planning policy, guidance and approvals processes
Technical experience with junction design (roundabouts/signals) and transport modelling
Confident communicator with excellent client-facing and project management skills
Ambition to continue developing commercially

What’s on offer:

£35,000 - £42,000 salary
Contractual bonus scheme
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Company-funded social events
Supported career development
Private health insurance & life assurance
Agile and flexible working arrangements

This is a great opportunity to join a growing Bristol office, work on a variety of exciting projects, and take your career to the next level with a consultancy that invests in its people