Principal Transport Planner - Development Planning
Location: Bishopsgate London- Hybrid
Salary: £45,000 - £65,000+ DOE
Senior or Principal Transport Planner required to join an established independent multidisciplinary consultancy, working within a growing Development Planning team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Transport Planner who enjoys taking ownership of projects and providing practical, commercially focused transport advice to developers and wider project teams.
The role can be tailored to suit either an experienced Senior Transport Planner looking to progress to Principal level, or an established Principal Transport Planner seeking a technically focused position without the expectation of significant business development responsibilities. The successful candidate will work on a varied portfolio of development-led transport planning projects predominantly across the Midlands and South of England.
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Principal Transport Planner Salary & Benefits
- £45,000 - £65,000+ salary depending on experience
- Higher packages considered for exceptional Principal-level candidates
- Hybrid working
- Woking, London or Bristol office options
- Company pension
- Professional membership support
- Continued professional development
- Clear progression opportunities
- Varied development planning project workload
- Supportive multidisciplinary working environment
Principal Transport Planner Job Overview
- Preparing and reviewing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans
- Undertaking access appraisals and feasibility studies
- Producing technical notes and supporting planning documentation
- Advising clients on transport strategy from pre-application through to planning submission
- Supporting projects through planning conditions, S106 and S278 matters
- Reviewing development proposals and identifying practical transport solutions
- Liaising directly with developers, architects, planning consultants and other members of the design team
- Liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities and highway authorities
- Managing project programmes, budgets and client expectations
- Reviewing technical work produced by junior members of the team
- Supporting and mentoring less experienced Transport Planners
- Undertaking junction capacity assessments and interpreting modelling outputs
Principal Transport Planner Job Requirements
- The successful candidate should have strong UK development planning experience and ideally demonstrate
- Experience working within a transport planning or multidisciplinary consultancy
- Strong knowledge of UK development planning and highway processes
- Experience preparing Transport Assessments and Transport Statements
- Experience preparing Travel Plans and transport-related technical reports
- Good knowledge of TRICS and TEMPro
- Experience with junction modelling software such as Junctions, LinSig or similar
- Experience liaising with planning and highway authorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage projects independently
- Commercial awareness and experience managing project budgets
- Ability to support and mentor junior colleagues
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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