Senior Transport Planner

Senior Transport Planner Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Have an understanding of the principles of traffic modelling and traffic modelling data. About you;
  • Have a good understanding of transport policy, including recent developments in national and regional policy;
  • Ability to work collaboratively to promote and present innovative transport planning solutions;
  • Ability to prepare high-quality funding bids and lobby for investment;
  • Ability to lead on the delivery of major transport schemes and experience of working within a recognised project management framework.

Requirements:

  • Transport Planner with 8+ years of experience;
  • Able to work accurately and with attention to detail;
  • Degree qualification in civil engineering, transportation, geography, economics or similar;
  • IT Literate, capable of using MS Word, Excel and other office packages;
  • Budget and quality management at project level;
  • Chartered status with the CMILT or equivalent;
  • Stakeholder engagement;
  • Good level of numeracy;
  • Able to prioritise and organise own work with minimum supervision, working to deadlines and with competing priorities;
  • Able to work to deadlines and with competing priorities;
  • Public Consultation;
  • Scheme appraisal and business case preparation;
  • BA/BSc/BEng in an appropriate field. e.g. geography, planning or engineering and/or a transport related post-graduate qualification;
  • Experience of liaising and working with partners and agencies;
  • Transport Assessment and Travel Planning experience Junction modelling / analysis and experience of relevant software packages.