Senior Transport Planner

Job in Bristol, Bristol County, BS1, England, UK

Listing for: Strata Consulting

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-11-01

Job specializations:

Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental & Urban Planning, Environmental Compliance & Protection, Engineering Design & Technologists

Our client has been a leading medium sized design consultancy making a fantastic impact on the Transport Planning industry for over 30 years. With over 6 offices around the UK they have a requirement for their Bristol office as a Senior Transport Planner. From pre-acquisition feasibility advice on access options, through Transport Assessment and Travel Plan reporting to support planning applications, to assessment and design of all forms of junction for viability, our client has the capability and state of the art software to help guide Clients, liaise with the necessary regulating bodies and work closely with other disciplines to inform development master planning.

What’s on offer

Flexible holiday allowance

Hybrid working

Interesting and challenging projects

Chartership support

Opportunity to further your career with regular reviews

Autonomy to lead your own projects

Excellent career progression potential

What you need to succeed

Good organisation, communication, and presentation skills, with high standard of attention to detail and personal work ethic

Exposure to project management, experience liaising with clients and other key stakeholders

Be willing and able to mentor junior staff in their training and development

Be a member of a professional institution such as the CIHT, IHE, TPS (and/or seeking chartership via TPP or CILT)5 + years’ experience in the industry and have an aspiration to start a new and exciting chapter in your career

Experience producing Transport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans.

Understanding of relevant local and national transport policy and guidance

To be a competent user of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Lin Sig/Quick green, and other key industry software programs such as TRICS and TEMPro.

To be a competent user of GIS software packages such as QGIS, ArcGIS, Map Info, Basemap TRACC.To be proficient in preliminary highway design through competent use of AutoCAD and application of relevant design guidance