Principal Transport Planner

Principal Transport Planner

Location:

London | Hybrid Working Salary: 50,000 - 60,000 + Excellent BenefitsI'm working with one of the UK's largest independent transport planning consultancies, who are looking to strengthen their London team with an experienced Principal Transport Planner.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transport planner looking to take the next step in their career, taking ownership of complex projects while providing technical leadership, developing client relationships and supporting the growth of the wider team.

The Role As a Principal Transport Planner, you'll take a leading role in the delivery of a range of development-related transport projects, providing technical expertise and strategic advice to clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading and managing complex development-related transport projects

Preparing and reviewing Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Access Appraisals Developing transport strategies and undertaking multi-modal trip generation, forecasting and scenario testing

Providing technical guidance across transport planning and modelling

Using industry-standard software including TRICS, TEMPRO, Junctions and Lin Sig Applying  relevant standards and guidance including MfS, DMRB, LTN 1/20, Active Travel guidance and Healthy Streets principles

Managing project teams, delegating tasks and overseeing quality, programme and budgets

Liaising with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders

Representing clients at meetings, consultations and public inquiries where required

Supporting business development, bids and identifying new opportunities

Mentoring and developing junior and senior members of the team About You We're looking for an experienced Transport Planner with a strong background in development-related transport planning and the ability to take technical ownership of projects.

You should have:

Extensive experience delivering Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and Access Appraisals Strong technical knowledge of transport planning, modelling and development proposals

Experience using TRICS, TEMPRO, Junctions, Lin Sig or similar software

Good understanding of MfS, DMRB and LTN 1/20

Experience managing projects and providing technical guidance to colleagues

Strong client and stakeholder management skills

Excellent communication and report-writing abilitiesA proactive and commercially aware approach

The ability to mentor and support more junior members of the team Membership of a relevant professional body such as TPS, CIHT, ICE or CILT would be advantageous, as would chartership or working towards chartership.

What's on Offer
50,000 - 60,000 salary

Private Healthcare (self)
Critical Illness Cover Life Assurance - 3x salary

Discretionary bi-annual bonus
25 days' holiday + bank holidays, increasing with long service 5% employer pension contribution, increasing to 15% with long service

Professional development and training opportunities

Payment of two professional subscriptions

Hybrid and flexible working

Opportunity to work on a diverse range of high-profile projects

Excellent career progression within a growing independent consultancy

Get in touch with Will Herman on  if you are interested.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Discipline(s):
Traffic, Transport & Highways Job type:
Permanent