Senior​/ Principal Transport Planner

AECOM

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England - North West

Location:

Manchester Category:
Transport planning Closes: 18 Dec 2026 Salary:
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Senior/ Principal Transport Planner

We are seeking a Senior or Principal Consultant to join our industry-leading Transport Planning team to help deliver and win projects. Our work is primarily for public sector clients and includes transport strategy development, feasibility studies, business case development, funding bids, feasibility, scheme appraisals and monitoring and evaluation. The majority of our projects are based in the North of England, but we also support offices across the UK and Ireland and undertake some national and international work.

This is a permanent role to be located in Manchester or Liverpool – we are open to applications on a full or part-time basis. The role will be based within the Strategy, Appraisal and Evaluation team, which is part of the wider Transport Planning team. We provide advice and support to understand and address the challenges facing society, environment and the economy.

This includes development of business cases for large high profile schemes though to smaller localized interventions. We assess the wider impacts of addressing those challenges and evaluate and learned from previous strategies, programmes and policies. For many of our projects, we work collaboratively with colleagues across AECOM’s many disciplines, including planners, designers, architects, engineers, regeneration and environmental specialists.

• Development of feasibility studies and business cases for the expansion of the Metrolink network in Greater Manchester.
• Supporting Transport for Greater Manchester in the development of their new Local Transport Plan.
• Development of studies and business cases for active travel schemes for local authorities across the north of England
• Lead role in the re-development of Bury Interchange, including preparation of the Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) and Outline Business Case.
• Development of the Warrington Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and supporting in delivery of component schemes.
• Preparation of bids to Government for funding, including Restoring Your Railways Fund.
• Feasibility studies for bus priority schemes in Greater Manchester.
• Delivery of the monitoring and evaluation programme for the Trafford Park Metrolink extension.
• Undertaking monitoring and evaluation studies of improvement schemes on the Strategic Road Network for National Highways.
• Preparation of the Outline Business Case for the renewal of the Sheffield Supertram network.

• Manage your time to ensure you meet deadlines.
• Manage small or elements of larger projects, including the production of high quality analysis and associated outputs, within time and budget.
• Support bids to win work with existing and new clients.
• Explain technical concepts to others, especially our graduates and clients.
• Provide advice and mentorship to junior colleagues.
• Be proactive and make the most of our support and training to continue your professional development.
• Prepare, supervise and deliver technical presentations to internal and external groups.

Provide technical expertise and review and check analytical work by junior colleagues.

We develop projects from concept through to operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project

And let's not forget about the perks 'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

• Degree/Masters qualification in…