Mott MacDonald 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. About The Business Unit
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.
Transport planning is a core service at Mott MacDonald, forming a vital part of our extensive transport business. We specialise in business case development, policy, and strategy, and are proud to support some of the UK’s most high-profile projects, including HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail, Manchester Piccadilly Station, Liverpool Central, West Yorkshire Mass Transit, and major schemes for National Highways. We’re also leading the way in active travel and alternative mode transport planning.
In the North, we work across West and South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cumbria, and Wales, delivering both large-scale and local transport strategies, business cases, and funding bids. Our team operates across major frameworks with Transport for Greater Manchester, Merseytravel, Cheshire and Cumbria, West and South Yorkshire Combined Authorities, and local authorities such as Sheffield and Bradford.
We’re at the forefront of future mobility, advising the Department for Transport on innovation, alternative fuels, and transport technology, while helping authorities develop strategies that support sustainable travel, decarbonisation, regeneration, and public health.
As a Transport Planner, you’ll be based in one of our northern offices (Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, or Newcastle), supporting the development of transport strategies, business cases, and wider planning projects. You’ll work as part of multidisciplinary teams, delivering technical inputs, analysing data, and contributing to reports and proposals. We’re looking for someone with a genuine interest in shaping the future of transport through policy, strategy, and business case development. You’ll bring enthusiasm, analytical thinking, and a collaborative mindset to a team working on some of the UK’s most exciting transport projects.
You’ll typically have around 2–4 years of post-graduate experience in transport planning, with exposure to one or more of the following areas: transport policy, strategy, business cases, transport economics, rail and bus planning, or sustainable transport.
A strong interest in transportation, transport policy and strategy, business cases, placemaking, and sustainability Degree in a related discipline (or equivalent). This could include Transport Planning, Geography, Engineering, Economics, Urban Planning
Demonstrable skills in at least some of the following: transport policy and strategy, business cases, transport economics, scheme development and appraisal, or sustainable transport planning
Good report writing abilities
Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, including the ability to manipulate and interpret transport and socio-economic data using spreadsheets and other tools
An MSc or post degree qualifications in a transport related subject
Use of mapping software packages and GIS skills
Knowledge of the North-West and/or North-East and regional transport and regeneration market
An understanding of the role of the Department for Transport’s Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) and His Majesty’s (HM) Treasury Green Book in scheme development
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Agile working
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
Financial wellbeing
We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Contract Type: Permanent
Full Time
Transport
Discipline: Planning and modelling