Associate transport planner

Associate Transport Planner – Birmingham

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Location:

Longbridge, Birmingham.

Department:
Traffic & Transportation;

Employment type:

Full-time;
Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior;
Job function:
Management and Manufacturing;
Industries:
Construction.

We’re Rodgers Leask, award‑winning consulting engineers with decades of experience, vast technical expertise and a friendly, proactive approach that our clients really value. Over the years we’ve delivered projects of every size, in every sector, with every kind of complexity. We deliver imaginative, integrated engineering solutions that are rigorously designed, robustly cost effective and reliably buildable. We are an equal opportunities employer who believes in rewarding and supporting those that have the drive and belief to be the best they can be.

We care about the environment and are committed to creating a sustainable society.

You will be expected to lead the expansion of Rodgers Leask’s Longbridge Transport Planning Team, complementing the office’s existing multi‑disciplinary services. With the support of an experienced Principal Transport Planner, you will work from an open‑plan office located in Longbridge town centre. You will also manage multiple projects and key client contacts, and contribute to the development of new business.

• 12+ years’ experience in the industry with an aspiration to grow, establish and manage your own transport planning team
• Demonstrated track record of developing new business, managing multiple projects, key client contacts and other stakeholders simultaneously
• Excellent report writing skills with experience of preparing Transport Notes, Statements and Assessments, Travel Plans
• Understanding of relevant local and national transport policy and guidance
• Expert witness experience at planning appeals, local plan examination hearings or similar
• Excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills, with a high standard of attention to detail and personal work ethic
• Member of a professional institution such as the CIHT, IHE, TPS (preferably chartered via TPP or CMILT)
• Demonstrable knowledge of sustainable/active travel innovations and design standards
• Knowledge of DfT Webtag policy and strategic/microsimulation modelling such as VISSIM or PARAMICS Discovery
• Competent user of junction capacity modelling software such as Junctions 10 and Lin Sig/Quick green, and other key industry software programmes such as TRICS and TEMPro
• Proficient in preliminary highway design through competent use of AutoCAD and application of relevant design guidance
• Competent user of GIS software packages such as QGIS, ArcGIS, Map Info, Basemap TRACC, Podaris

• Flexible holiday allowance
• Company Pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Interesting and challenging projects
• Autonomy to lead your own projects
• Excellent career progression potential

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