Senior Transport Planner

My client has an immediate vacancy for a Senior Transport Planner in their Leicester or Nottingham offices to work within their experienced Transport Planning and Engineering team.
Responsibilities
 
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
 
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.
Education
Applicants should ideally have a degree or other qualification in a relevant subject, such as Transport, Civil Engineering, Geography, Planning