Salary Up to £43,000 depending on experience Vacancy type Permanent Job reference MAR960
Role: Transport Planner
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £29-£43k (DOE)
Ref: MAR960
Our client is a fast-growing, and award-winning Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transport Planning consultancy. They are offering an exciting opportunity for a Transport Planner to support a wide variety of projects in an expanding team working out of their Cambridge office.
Skills & Experience Required:
1. Degree level qualification or equivalent
2. At least 2 years’ transport planning experience, ideally exploring membership at a professional organisation
3. Working knowledge of relevant design guidance & awareness of relevant local planning policies
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to respond efficiently to demands at a high standard
5. Ability to prioritise workload, work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
6. Experience of working with computer-based systems including Microsoft programmes
7. Experience using AutoCAD, TRICs and modelling software
Transport Planner Specific Requirements:
8. Lead and manage small–medium sized projects, including budget and time management, delegating where appropriate with input from senior colleagues
9. Write and occasionally check Transport Assessments/Statements, Technical Notes, Travel Plans, Access Appraisals etc.
10. Good understanding of modelling packages, and methodologies to calculate trip generation and distributions
11. Ability to complete/review of planning drawing requirements, such as visibility splays, vehicle tracking diagrams, access designs etc.
12. Undertake site visits independently and provide professional opinions accordingly, particularly to inform scheme development at early stages of projects
13. Attendance at project team, client and Local Highway Authority meetings
14. Help preparing material for and attendance at Public Consultations
15. Development of good personal and company working relationships with architects/planners/local highways officers
16. Complete fee proposals for small to medium projects and input into larger sites where required
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