Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 per annum.
Hours: Monday to Friday, flexible with core hours required.
Holiday: 32 days including bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
Sector: Civil Engineering.
Transport Planner
Position Duties
* Manage and deliver small to medium transport planning projects, including budget and time management.
* Prepare, review, and occasionally approve technical reports such as Transport Statements, Technical Notes, Travel Plans, and Access Appraisals.
* Prepare more detailed reports, including Transport Assessments and Modelling Notes.
* Undertake access appraisals, design access options, and review planning drawing requirements (visibility splays, vehicle tracking, access design).
* Apply transport policy, design guidance, and local planning regulations to projects.
* Conduct site visits independently and provide professional opinions to inform scheme development.
* Attend and contribute to project team, client, Local Highway Authority, and public consultation meetings.
* Identify and propose mitigation measures to address highway capacity and active travel issues.
* Liaise with clients, planners, architects, and highway officers, maintaining professional working relationships.
* Prepare fee proposals for projects and contribute to larger project proposals.
* Support business development initiatives and attend networking events as required.
* Assist colleagues in marketing initiatives, maintaining client satisfaction and quality standards.
* Provide guidance and support to other team members as required.
* Work effectively both independently and collaboratively within the team.
* Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and quality management systems (QMS).
Position Requirements
* Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
* Ideally working towards membership of a relevant professional organisation.
* At least 2 years’ experience in transport planning.
* Proficiency in AutoCAD, TRICS, and transport modelling software.
* Experience preparing and reviewing technical reports such as Transport Statements, Technical Notes, Travel Plans, and Access Appraisals.
* Experience preparing more detailed documents such as Transport Assessments and Modelling Notes.
* Experience managing small to medium-sized projects, including budget and time management.
* Experience working with local authorities, architects, and planners.
* Experience undertaking site visits and providing professional opinions.
* Experience preparing fee proposals for small to medium projects and contributing to larger projects.
* Experience supporting business development, marketing initiatives, and networking events.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to prioritise workload, work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
* Competence with computer-based systems, including Microsoft Office.
* Ability to apply national and local transport policy and design guidance appropriately.
* Ability to undertake access appraisals, design access options, and review planning drawing requirements (visibility splays, vehicle tracking, access design).
* Understanding of trip generation, distribution, and mitigation measures for capacity or active travel improvements.
* Ability to attend and contribute to client, project team, and Local Highway Authority meetings.
* Professional judgement to contribute to early-stage scheme development.
* Problem-solving skills and adaptability to support colleagues and cover project responsibilities.
* Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and stakeholders.
* Commitment to confidentiality, professional conduct, and company policies.
Position Remuneration
* 5-hour workdays with flexible working hours, with a core hour requirement allowing for lifestyle and work life balance.
* 24 days annual leave, increasing with length of service plus 8 bank holidays.
* Day off on your birthday if it falls on a working day.
* One community or charity day a year to allow you to support the projects you love.
* Salary sacrifice scheme with the opportunity to purchase or sell annual leave days.
* Christmas shut down.
* Quarterly and yearly bonus schemes, offering the potential to earn more.
* Private healthcare upon completion of probation period.
* Bike to work scheme.
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