Senior Transport Planner

Location/s: London, UK
Recruiter contact: Pamela Wray-Slack

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

To support our strong pipeline of work in and around London and our national Development Consent Order projects, we are looking for an analytical and forward-thinking Transport Planner to join our team, specialising in development planning. As part of this role, you will play a key part in shaping how developments connect with existing transport networks and contribute positively to future mobility solutions.

You’ll work at the intersection of land-use planning, transport policy, and infrastructure delivery, ensuring sustainable and accessible transport links are embedded at the heart of new developments.

You should be confident in:

• Having up to date knowledge of policy, legislation, and technical guidance affecting transport and development
• Assessing the transport impact of proposed developments
• Analysing data on traffic flows, trip generation, and travel behaviour to guide planning decisions
• Preparing and reviewing Transport Statements/ Transport Assessments, Travel Plans and other associated documents
• Providing transport input into Environmental Statements
• Providing advice on sustainable transport solutions and integrating active travel and public transport into development proposals
• Contributing to masterplans, local development frameworks, and spatial strategies
• Liaising with local authorities, developers, consultants, and stakeholders to secure positive transport outcomes
• Supporting planning application reviews from a transport and highways access perspective
• Degree in Transport Planning, Town Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography or related field
• Proven experience in transport planning. This could include development control
• Familiarity with tools such as TRICS, junction modelling software (e.g., Junctions 9, Lin Sig), and GIS platforms
• Strong understanding of planning policy frameworks (e.g. National Planning Policy Framework) and local development plans
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder communication skills
• Strong analytical skills (Excel, Power BI etc)
• Some experience of managing transport planning projects including commercials
• Experience of bid writing
• Understanding of strategic transport modelling software, inputs and outputs e.g., Vissim

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that…