Transport​/Senior Transport & Development Planning Consultant

Transport / Senior Transport & Development Planning Consultant

Location:

Leeds, United Kingdom;
Liverpool, United Kingdom;
Manchester, United Kingdom;
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom;
Sheffield, United Kingdom

Location/s: Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, UK

Recruiter contact: Emma Cantley

Hiring manager contact: Chris Payne

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

We are looking to expand our transport planning team in the North West and North East of the UK, and are looking for a Transport / Senior Transport Planner with a background in development planning and transport engineering. You will be involved in a range of high profile and challenging projects for private and public sector clients such as National Grid, Royal Mail, Anglian Water, Manchester Airports Group, Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Local Authorities and NHS Trusts and will become an integral member of the Transport Planning team, providing specialist skills to support our current and ongoing work.

The role will be challenging, demanding, varied and offer great opportunities for skill set and career development through training and support that we provide towards development and professional qualifications.

This post will provide transport planning and transport engineering skills and support to internal project managers and external client customers on a variety of transport planning and engineering projects across the UK.

• Working as part of a team to assess the impacts of developments and develop appropriate mitigation
• Developing and commissioning transport related surveys
• Technically analysing transport data, drawing conclusions from and presenting the findings
• Scoping and producing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, Construction Traffic Management Plans, Servicing and Delivery Plans, EIA Traffic and Transport Chapters and other similar documentation
• Providing technical advice in relation to feasibility proposals for developments
• Developing mitigation measures, transport engineering solutions and highway designs through feasibility and concept stages
• Attending meetings with clients and stakeholders
• Assisting in the preparation of tender documentation and proposals for future work
• Post-implementation evaluation of projects
• A genuine interest in Development-related Transport Planning, Traffic Management and Highway Engineering, with a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
• Experience of undertaking Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, Construction Traffic Management Plans, Servicing and Delivery Plans, EIA Traffic and Transport Chapters and other similar documentation
• Experience of industry standard transport planning software packages, such as TRANSYT, Lin Sig, ARCADY, PICADY (JUNCTIONS
  8), TRICS and TEMPRO
• An understanding of feasibility, concept and preliminary highway design to relevant design standards such as DMRB and Manual for Streets
• High levels of numeracy and literacy skills with the ability to produce clear, concise and logical written and verbal communication
• A practical approach to problem solving and the ability to adapt and work both independently and as part of a team
• Private Sector background but have experience of supporting projects that dealt with Local Authority and Public Sector clients
• Experience of design software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D or MXRoad and vehicle tracking packages
• Experience of managing elements of projects, potentially including the delivery of…