Principal Transport/Development Planner
On-siteManchester, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead technical transport planning inputs for commercial, retail, and residential development projects, including Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, and parking strategies. Prepare traffic flow information for Environmental Statements and manage junction capacity modelling using software like Junctions 10 and Linsig. Support private and public sector clients through the planning process while mentoring Early Career Professionals and leading multi-disciplinary project delivery. This role involves project management responsibilities such as budget and resource planning for small to medium scale schemes. You will work closely with Highways, Services, and Structures teams to lead larger development proposals.
Required Qualifications
- Experience of leading the technical work on some or all of the following: Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategy work, parking strategies, sustainable transport and active travel provision, and working with guidance such as NPPF, DfT Transport Assessment guidelines, Manual for Streets
- Experience in preparing traffic flow information for use in a Transport Assessment and/or Environmental Statement
- Experience in the set up and running of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Linsig, and the understanding of inputs, outputs and scenario testing
- Capability to undertake project management (e.g. budget planning, resource planning, invoicing) on small to medium scale projects
- Capability of carrying out and/or supervising conceptual junction design (priority, roundabout, signals)
- Excellent communication skills and the confidence to support senior colleagues in discussions with Clients, members of our project teams, co-professionals and other project stakeholders
- Ability to share knowledge and mentor others, in particular Early Career Professional colleagues, on your areas of technical expertise
- Expertise in day to day software packages such as Excel and Word
- Be starting to develop a professional network of co-professionals and clients
- You will be an experienced Transport Planner with technical knowledge and hands on post graduate experience
Desired Qualifications
- Ideally you will have or be pursuing chartered status in a transport related discipline
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.