Senior Transport Planner

Job Type: Permanent (Full Time)

Location:

Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds or London (Preferable)

Do you have previous experience within transportation planning and traffic engineering? Are you looking for an exciting new challenge within a collaborative and dynamic environment? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing,
award-winning consultancy shaping some of the UK’s most exciting projects? If so,
SCP Transport & Planning – an RSK Group company – would love to hear from you!

As our Senior Transport Planner, you will possess the necessary experience, knowledge and technical expertise to assist the project manager on each commission for which their support and assistance is required. This post will require you to have the ability to think innovatively and proactively, and the role will also require an appreciation of the financial and project management skills required to ensure that the firm’s competitiveness in the marketplace is retained.

SCP works in a wide range of sectors including retail, residential, education, employment and health, amongst others. Projects are varied from small scale up to nationally significant DCO schemes. The role will suit an enthusiastic candidate who enjoys a fast-paced environment and who has excellent communication skills.

You will have the opportunity to provide expertise and assist in all aspects of highway engineering and transportation planning, as well as being able to provide essential support for more senior personnel to ensure successful delivery of a commission.

Additionally, you will be able to take responsibility for whole projects as appropriate and will begin to delegate work and supervise and mentor more junior members of the team. There will also be the opportunity to assist in the identification of future opportunities to enhance and expand the profile of the company.

• Prepare and review key documents such as Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, and Access Feasibility Studies.
• Conduct and oversee junction capacity assessments (e.g. using Junctions, Lin Sig) and oversee CAD design work.
• Collaborate with the team to provide technical solutions on preliminary highway design, access, servicing, parking, active travel and public transport strategies to support development proposals.
• Lead and manage the transport planning aspects on selected development planning projects, from site promotion through to planning submission and post-consent stages.
• To assist senior personnel in the identification of the necessary internal and external resources and skills required to fulfil the obligations of each commission to the budget and timescale agreed with the client.
• To liaise with other consultants and external members of the project team where necessary to ensure co-ordination of information and resources.
• To keep the project manager informed of all financial implications and risks associated with all commissions.
• To have a full understanding of all the tools and techniques employed within the field of highway engineering and transportation planning.
• To keep up to date the latest developments with respect to all the tools and techniques employed within the field of highway engineering and transportation planning.
• To be fully conversant with all local and national planning policies and guidelines as far as they relate to transportation and development.

You will have excellent interpersonal, oral and communication skills, as well as being able to manager your own time effectively to enable you to work to tight deadlines. You will also ideally have the ability to project manage smaller commissions and liaise directly with clients and other…