Senior Transport Planner London; Bath; Manchester; Leeds, United Kingdom

Buro Happold group.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join their Transport and Mobility team. This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects in urban development and mobility infrastructure with hybrid working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in transport planning, project management, and teamwork, and will contribute to achieving sustainable transportation solutions.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Strong learning and development program

Qualifications

• Experience in transport and mobility planning and design.
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking.
• Experience of working on international projects.

Responsibilities

• Work on transport and mobility projects.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Transport planning experience

Technical report preparation

Communication skills

Creative thinking

Project management

Analytical skills

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Software skills in AutoCAD, GIS

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS

Traffic modelling software

Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Job description

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We are looking for an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join our Transport and Mobility team to work on a diverse range of projects that cover regeneration, urban development, highways and mobility infrastructure planning and design and sustainable and active travel projects.

The role will be based from either our Bath, London, Leeds or Manchester offices with hybrid working.

We wish to create a team that is fully inclusive, and welcome applications from those who are seeking full time position. If you have any specific requirements that would enable you to take this role, we would be keen to explore this with you.

Interested in helping to achieve Net Zero and designing healthier cities? Interested in how we can enable people to move around cities in more sustainable ways? Join our dedicated Transport and Mobility team where you will be able to make a positive difference. Our growing and diverse team undertakes a variety of consultancy work from developing sustainable transport strategies to delivering transport masterplans, in the UK and globally. We are looking for transport and mobility planners, urban planners, highway / streetscape designers, and active travel specialists who want to make a difference.

Our transport team works on a variety of exciting projects worldwide often as part of in-house multi-disciplinary teams, ranging from strategic masterplanning to development at the plot scale and everything mobility related in between. Some recent projects include expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), Canning Town Regeneration masterplan, White City Living masterplan, Mayfield, Manchester, Al Jazira stadium, Abu Dhabi, and a mixed-use masterplan for Praderas in Chile. With a strong pipeline of future work, we plan to continue expanding the team and capitalizing on Buro Happold’s transport offerings.

Required Skills

• Experience in transport and mobility planning and design, and transport data analysis
• Able to prepare and deliver technical reports and presentations and visualise and articulate complex problems
• Communication skills with the ability to present work to both internal and external stakeholders leading inputs to design team meetings, pre-application meetings and consultation events
• Creative, innovative mind-set, lateral thinker
• Understanding of development planning principles and exposure to integrated design within masterplanning
• Ability to challenge conventional thinking and look towards future mobility
• Project management experience managing clients, budgets and internal and external resources
• Passion for smart and sustainable solutions
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills and ability to use required computer software tools.
• Experience in working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in AutoCAD, GIS, traffic modelling software, Adobe packages (Illustrator and InDesign)
• Contribute to the production and delivery of proposals and business development
• Take part in personal training to develop skills and train other staff on-the-job
• Experience of working on international projects and flexibility to travel

What's in it for me?

The chance to take on a leadership role in a growing team, working alongside various environmental and engineering disciplines on some of the most significant projects in the UK and Overseas.

Join us to find out what you’re really capable of.

What we offer you

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world's most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Discretionary bonus
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements
• Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies
• A strong commitment to continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities
• An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme
• Asupportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from exceptional . #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.