Senior Transport Planner Midlands

Salary:
Competitive (experience dependent)

Location:

Leicester or Nottingham

• Degree or other qualification in a relevant subject such as Transport, Civil Engineering, Geography, Planning.
• Experience in Transport Planning, working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant local and national transport policy, guidance and best practice.
• Experience of data collection and analysis, including commissioning surveys.
• Experience of using relevant software, such as MS Excel, TRICS and GIS.
• Experience using junction modelling software, such as Junctions (PICADY & ARCADY), interpreting and challenging the results.
• Excellent report writing skills with experience of preparing Transport Statements/Assessments and Travel Plans.
• Knowledge and understanding of highway design standards, including for sustainable travel and active travel innovations.
• Excellent organisation, communication and presentation skills.
• Problem‑solving and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work efficiently within agreed timescales.
• Strong personal work ethic, working both independently and as a team.
• Experience in developing strong working relationships.
• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality and diversity.

• 5+ years’ experience in the industry with an aspiration for continued professional development.
• Member of a professional institution such as the TPS, CIHT, IHE, ILT and preferably working towards chartership.
• Experience of being the lead client contact and developing strong working relationships.
• Experience in developing distribution models.
• Experience using Lin Sig, interpreting and challenging the results.
• Knowledge of DfT transport analysis guidance (TAG), including strategic and microsimulation modelling such as VISSIM or PARAMICS.
• Experience using AutoCAD, Auto Track, PDS Sign & Line.
• Experience in preliminary highway design work (such as junction design, active travel schemes).
• Experience of effective negotiation of conditions and Section 106 contributions for highways and transport mitigation for development.

BSP Consulting has an immediate vacancy for a Senior Transport Planner Midlands in our Leicester or Nottingham office to work within our experienced Transport Planning and Engineering team.

The position would primarily involve the preparation of transport statements, transport assessments and travel plans to accompany planning applications for private sector clients.

The role would also include:

• Providing advice on highway and transport related planning issues, including access strategies and feasibility studies, based on current policy and guidance.
• Preparing preliminary horizontal designs for site access junctions and highway improvements for highway authority approval.
• Ensuring work is delivered to a high technical standard within agreed timescales, working both independently and supporting other team members.
• Developing strong working relationships with clients, design teams (including internal and external multidisciplinary professionals) and highway authorities.

Experience in Transport Planning is essential to the role, as is experience in using relevant software, such as TRICS and Junctions. Experience using Lin Sig, GIS, AutoCAD, Auto Track, PDS Sign/Line and other relevant software would also be an advantage. Experience of working on multiple projects simultaneously.

Applicants should ideally have a degree or other qualification in a relevant subject, such as Transport, Civil Engineering, Geography, Planning.

Hours of work: A minimum of 37.5 hours per week, core hours are 9am until 4pm, Monday to Friday where staff are required to be rid and other flexible working practices to be agreed with line manager.

Holidays: Allowance is in line with industry standard and is subject to relevant experience, and additional holiday as part of long service bonus.

Salary: A competitive salary will be offered and is subject to relevant experience. Company pension scheme.

BSP Consulting is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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