Senior Transport Planner

Talent Acquisition Leader | Shaping the Future of Engineering Through Strategic Hiring & Team Building @ Buro Happold

We are looking for an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport and Mobility team to work on a diverse range of projects that cover regeneration, urban development, highways and mobility infrastructure planning and design, and sustainable and active travel projects.

The role will be based from our London office with hybrid working.

We wish to create a team that is fully inclusive, and welcome applications from those who are seeking full time position. If you have any specific requirements that would enable you to take this role, we would be keen to explore this with you.

Interested in helping to achieve Net Zero and designing healthier cities? Interested in how we can enable people to move around cities in more sustainable ways? Join our dedicated Transport and Mobility team where you will be able to make a positive difference. Our growing and diverse team undertakes a variety of consultancy work from developing sustainable transport strategies to delivering transport masterplans, in the UK and globally.

We are looking for transport and mobility planners, urban planners, highway / streetscape designers, and active travel specialists who want to make a difference.

Our transport team works on a variety of exciting projects worldwide often as part of in-house multi-disciplinary teams, ranging from strategic master planning to development at the plot scale and everything mobility related in between. Some recent projects include expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), Canning Town Regeneration masterplan, White City Living masterplan, Mayfield, Manchester, Al Jazira stadium, Abu Dhabi, and a mixed‑use masterplan for Praderas in Chile.

With a strong pipeline of future work, we plan to continue expanding the team and capitalizing on Buro Happold’s transport offerings.

• Experience in transport and mobility planning and design, and transport data analysis
• Able to prepare and deliver technical reports and presentations and visualise and articulate complex problems
• Communication skills with the ability to present work to both internal and external stakeholders leading inputs to design team meetings, pre‑application meetings and consultation events
• Creative, innovative mind‑set, lateral thinker
• Understanding of development planning principles and exposure to integrated design within master planning
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking and look towards future mobility
• Project management experience managing clients, budgets and internal and external resources
• Passion for smart and sustainable solutions
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills and ability to use required computer software tools

• Experience in working as part of multi‑disciplinary team
• Experience in AutoCAD, GIS, traffic modelling software, Adobe packages (Illustrator and InDesign)
• Contribute to the production and delivery of proposals and business development
• Take part in personal training to develop skills and train other staff on‑the‑job
• Experience of working on international projects and flexibility to travel

The chance to take on a leadership role in a growing team, working alongside various environmental and engineering disciplines on some of the most significant projects in the UK and Overseas.

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world's most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Attractive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements
• Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies
• A strong commitment to continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• A commitment to your wellbeing through…