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Senior Transport Planner

Bristol
1 week ago
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We have an opening within our clients Bristol based Transport team for a Transport Planner / Senior Transport Planner. This is an exciting opportunity to meet the growing portfolio of transport planning projects within one of the UK’s leading independent consultancies.

We are seeking a highly capable and adaptable Transport Planner with exceptional intellectual, professional, and interpersonal agility to suit the position. You will need to be pragmatic and resilient, able to navigate uncertainty and change while applying a logical and systematic approach to problem-solving.

The role will require working across a range of different projects although the focus will initially be on meeting our commitments on developing planning projects ranging from the development of movement strategies to support the master planning of strategic sites through to supporting reserved matters applications.

What’s on offer

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Bonus scheme

Income protection

Medical care plans

The role

Prepare technical reports, including Access Appraisals, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and WCHAR / ATZ Assessments and Reviews.

Liaise with stakeholders, external project team members and clients.

Represent the company at meetings, public consultations and exhibitions.

Work collaboratively with other Transport Planning team members within Mayer Brown as required

Carry out junction capacity modelling and initial CAD design work, including Swept Path Analysis.

Strong analytical and numeracy skills, including proficiency in MS Excel, are essential, along with the ability to present findings clearly and persuasively.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to convey complex transport issues in an authoritative yet accessible manner to a diverse range of stakeholders.

You will be highly organised, capable of managing multiple tasks and competing priorities effectively, and demonstrating outstanding time management.

What you need to succeed

Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Geography, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Planning, Transport Planning) preferred.

Working towards or achieved TPS PDS (desirable but not essential).

Experience managing small-scale projects from initiation to successful completion.

Proficient in preparing feasibility studies, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments, and Travel Plans, with CAD capability as a bonus.

Competent in TRICS, TemPro, and Junctions 9 (Arcady/Picady); experience with LinSig, GIS, or Microsimulation is a plus

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