Transport Planner

Paul Basham Associates is a fast‑growing, award‑winning Civil Engineering and Transport Planning consultancy. We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Transport Planner to support a wide variety of projects in an expanding team.

Please note: Applicants for this role must have the permanent right to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to provide Visa Sponsorship.

• Degree level qualification or equivalent
• At least 2 years transport planning experience, ideally exploring membership at a professional organisation
• Working knowledge of relevant design guidance & awareness of relevant local planning policies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to respond efficiently to demands at a high standard
• Ability to prioritise workload, work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
• Experience of working with computer based systems including Microsoft programmes
• Experience using AutoCAD, TRICs and modelling software
• Lead and manage small–medium sized projects, including budget and time management, delegating where appropriate with input from senior colleagues
• Write and occasionally check Transport Assessments/Statements, Technical Notes, Travel Plans, Access Appraisals etc.
• Good understanding of modelling packages, and methodologies to calculate trip generation and distributions
• Ability to complete/review of planning drawing requirements, such as visibility splays, vehicle tracking diagrams, access designs etc.
• Undertake site visits independently and provide professional opinions accordingly, particularly to inform scheme development at early stages of projects
• Attendance at project team, client and Local Highway Authority meetings
• Help preparing material for and attendance at Public Consultations
• Development of good personal and company working relationships with architects/planners/local highways officers
• Complete fee proposals for small to medium projects and input into larger sites where required
• Customer: We put our clients at the very heart of everything we do to ensure we exceed expectations as the foundation of building long‑term relationships.
• Openness: Communication is the fundamental cornerstone in forming partnerships with our clients and our team, based on trust and the ability to deliver.
• Results: Our commercial focus ensures a genuine desire to add value and achieve project goals to understand the environments within which we work and where value is best added.
• Excellence: Through the high standards we set ourselves we constantly strive to continuously improve the way we support our staff and deliver our services.