Transport Planner

Waterman Aspen; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consultancy in the UK is seeking a Transport Planner to join their North West team. You will be engaged in preparing engineering studies, reviewing development plans, and collaborating with engineers on transportation design issues. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of experience in transport planning and a full UK driving licence. This role offers various benefits including a company pension and annual leave options.

Benefits

Contribution to commuting mileage

Permanent health insurance

25 days annual leave

Company pension contribution

Salary sacrifice for additional benefits

Paid community volunteering day

Qualifications

• Eligibility to work in the UK and a full UK driving licence.
• Significant experience in transport planning (10+ years).

Responsibilities

• Prepare or review engineering studies or specifications.
• Produce environmental documents like assessments.
• Collaborate with engineers on design issues.

Skills

Transport planning

Engineering studies review

Project lifecycle involvement

Public meeting participation

Job description

Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location

Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK on a secondment basis. Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies and construction companies.

We specialise in providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time – for as long as our clients need them.

We are proud of how much we value and support our colleagues – taking people from the very start of their careers to Chartered status and beyond. We’re a people‑centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard. This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.

Joining Waterman Aspen as a Transport Planner will see you as a key member of the North West team and you can expect:

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare or review engineering studies or specifications.
• Review and understand information from traffic counting programs.
• Review development plans for transportation system effects, infrastructure requirements, or compliance with applicable transportation regulations.
• Prepare reports or recommendations on transportation planning.
• Produce environmental documents, such as environmental assessments or environmental impact statements.
• Develop design ideas for new or improved transport infrastructure, such as junction improvements, active travel, bus facilities, and car parking areas.
• Participate in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects.
• Involvement in the full project lifecycle, including budget/finance control.
• Collaborate with engineers to research and resolve complex transportation design issues.

Qualifications

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills.
• Further exposure to the industry and it’s leaders.
• Working within clients able to influence and make decisions.
• Current UK Experience within a public, private or third sector UK based client.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and a full UK driving licence.
• Significant experience in transport planning (10+ years).

Benefits

• Contribution to commuting mileage.
• Permanent health insurance.
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues).
• Company pension contribution.
• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits.
• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community.

We have big plans for the future and we’d love for you to be part of it.

If you’re interested in joining our team of engineering and technical specialists, take a look at our latest opportunities here.

We find you opportunities that perfectly match your expertise and career aspirations, with industry‑leading training, development, and support at your fingertips.

Our people are the most important part of our business – in fact, they are our business – and building successful careers is what we’re all about.

Don’t just take our word for it – find out what some of our colleagues have to say about their career with Waterman Aspen.