Description
We are seeking a Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport Planning Team in Southampton. As part of an integrated team of planners, engineers, and modellers, you will contribute to the successful delivery of our wide portfolio of projects by providing mentoring and technical advice to our team members and a range of public and private sector clients.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing day-to-day support in the delivery of a range of projects, including concept studies, business case development, transport statements, and travel plans.
- Actively managing and leading efforts to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Taking on Project Management roles, ensuring projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards, and associated legal requirements.
- Involvement in high-profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison, and project management.
Requirements:
- Experience in contributing to and preparing relevant Transport Planning outputs for clients across private and public sectors.
- Up-to-date knowledge on latest transport policies and legislations, design standards, and planning processes applicable to the UK.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills and excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools, excel spreadsheets, transport data analysis, and presentation and transportation software including TRICS and junction capacity assessment programmes.
- Ability to produce technical project and non-technical public reports and presentations for a range of clients and stakeholders to a high technical standard.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate confidently with clients, stakeholders, team members, and present at meetings, workshops, and public forums.
- Project management experience, with the ability to review client briefs and tenders, develop and contribute to fee proposals, and lead project delivery.
- Sound commercial awareness including effective financial management.