Senior Transport & Development Planning Consultant

About the Role

Within the Transport business unit, the team creates, drives and implements transport solutions for cities, regions and asset owners worldwide, covering everything from business case development to infrastructure delivery and maintenance. The unit also contributes to the Global Transport Sector Strategy, leveraging planning, engineering, environmental and management expertise across the full project lifecycle. • Assess development impacts and devise appropriate mitigation measures. • Design and commission transport‑related surveys. • Analyse transport data, draw conclusions and present findings. • Produce transport assessments, statements, travel plans, construction traffic management plans, servicing and delivery plans, and EIA traffic chapters. • Provide technical advice on feasibility proposals and develop transport engineering solutions. • Create highway designs during feasibility and concept stages. • Attend client and stakeholder meetings. • Assist with tender documentation and proposals for future work. • Conduct post‑implementation project evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸survey design
• ▸data analysis
• ▸traffic planning
• ▸highway design
• ▸feasibility advice
• ▸client meetings

What You Bring

Applicants should have at least three years of experience in development‑related transport planning, traffic management or highway engineering, with a proven ability to produce transport assessments, travel plans and construction traffic management plans using industry‑standard software. Desirable experience includes working on private‑sector projects for public‑sector clients, familiarity with design tools such as AutoCAD or Civil 3D, and the capability to manage project elements and communicate with stakeholders at all levels. • Minimum 3 years’ experience in development‑related transport planning, traffic management or highway engineering. • Proven delivery of transport assessments, statements, travel plans, CTMPs, servicing and delivery plans, and EIA traffic chapters. • Proficiency with software such as TRANSYT, LinSig, ARCADY, PICADY, TRICS and TEMPRO. • Understanding of feasibility, concept and preliminary highway design to DMRB and Manual for Streets standards. • Strong numeracy, literacy and clear written and verbal communication skills. • Private‑sector background with experience supporting local‑authority or public‑sector projects (desirable). • Experience with design tools like AutoCAD, Civil 3D or MXRoad and vehicle‑tracking packages (desirable). • Ability to manage project elements and deliver internal projects (desirable). • Effective communication with staff and clients at all organisational levels (desirable).

Requirements

• ▸3 years
• ▸transport planning
• ▸transyt
• ▸autocad
• ▸civil 3d
• ▸communication

Benefits

The successful candidate will join the north‑west and north‑east UK transport planning team as a Transport or Senior Transport Planner, working on high‑profile projects for clients such as National Grid, Royal Mail, Anglian Water and NHS Trusts. The role offers a varied mix of transport planning and engineering tasks, with strong opportunities for professional development, training and support toward further qualifications. Employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package covering health (private medical insurance, health cash plan, wellbeing programmes), financial security (pension matching, life assurance, income protection and bonus schemes), lifestyle (generous holiday entitlement with buy‑sell options, employee discounts), enhanced family and carers leave, continuous learning and development, and membership in employee networks that support LGBTQ+, gender, race, disability and parental communities. • Private medical insurance and health cash plan for UK staff and families. • Pension matching (4.5‑7%) and life assurance up to 4‑6 × salary. • Minimum 33‑35 days holiday, increasing after 5 years, with buy/sell options. • Enhanced family leave: 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption, 2 weeks paternity, up to 24 weeks shared parental leave at full pay. • Professional development subscriptions, mentoring, formal training and access to employee networks supporting diverse communities.

Work Environment

Hybrid