Senior Transport Planner

Senior Transport Planner

Location:

Woking, United Kingdom

An exciting opportunity has arisen to meet the growing portfolio of transport planning projects within one of the UK’s leading independent consultancies. Mayer Brown is a specialist design practice with an integrated approach supporting our clients on projects from conception, through consent and during construction. Our holistic approach ensures both innovative and deliverable design solutions and supports our vision to create better places through good design.

• Prepare technical reports, including Access Appraisals, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and WCHAR/ATZ Assessments and Reviews.
• Carry out junction capacity modelling and initial CAD design work, including Swept Path Analysis.
• Liaise with stakeholders, external project team members and clients.
• Represent the company at meetings, public consultations and exhibitions.
• Work collaboratively with other Transport Planning team members within Mayer Brown as required.

We are seeking a highly capable and adaptable Senior Transport Planner with exceptional intellectual, professional, and interpersonal agility. You will be pragmatic and resilient, able to navigate uncertainty and change while applying a logical and systematic approach to problem‑solving. Strong analytical and numeracy skills, including proficiency in MS Excel, are essential, as are the ability to present findings clearly and persuasively. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to convey complex transport issues in an authoritative yet accessible manner to a diverse range of stakeholders.

You will be highly organised, capable of managing multiple tasks and competing priorities effectively, and demonstrate outstanding time management.

• Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Geography, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Planning, Transport Planning) preferred but not essential. Additional qualifications are advantageous.
• Working towards or achieved TPS PDS (desirable but not essential).

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Transport Planner with a commitment to CPD.
• Growing professional network with established client contacts, ideally in the south‑west region.
• Experience managing small‑scale projects from initiation to successful completion.
• Proficient in preparing feasibility studies, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, and Travel Plans, with CAD capability as a bonus.
• Competent in TRICS, Tem Pro, and Junctions 9 (Arcady/Picady); experience with Lin Sig, GIS, or microsimulation is a plus.

• A supportive, friendly work environment with a vibrant social calendar.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• A comprehensive benefits package, with leave increasing the longer you are with us.
• A tailored development program through the Transport Planning Society, including funding and mentoring, as you work towards Chartership.
• Flexibility to find a working style that suits you, promoting a work‑life balance.
• A role in a company that enables you to develop the career you desire in Transport Planning.

• Personal Impact
• Diverse Experience
• Strong Relationships
• Agility and Flexibility
• Career Growth and Stability
• Fun and Enjoyment

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life – a diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

We want to know more about you. Please send your CV and a short note explaining why you’re interested in joining Mayer Brown in the Woking office. We value openness and transparency in ensuring a good fit for our team.

• Job Type: Full‑time (potential for part‑time working for the right candidate)
• Pay:
  Competitive
• Additional Pay:
  Bonus scheme
• Benefits:
  Casual dress, company pension, employee mentoring programme, life insurance, paid volunteer time, sick pay, work from home
• Schedule:
  
  Monday to Friday
• Experience:
  
  UK Transport Planning – 2 years (required)
• Work Authorisation:
  United Kingdom (required)
• Work Location:
  
  In person/hybrid
• Reference
  -STP-Mar
  25