Associate Transport Planner

Are you ready to drive your career forward by stepping into a fantastic new role as an Associate Transport Planner?

Due to an increase in workload, an excellent opportunity has been created by our client, an established multidisciplinary consultancy, in their Oxford office, for an Associate Transport Planner to join them on a full-time permanent basis.

Responsibilities:

• Provides public and private sector clients with first class transport planning and highway design consultancy services,
• Prepares site appraisals, feasibility studies and provides pre-application advice for a range of commercial, education and residential developments,
• Prepares Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans to accompany planning applications,
• Undertakes traffic modelling and junction capacity assessments,
• Prepares evidence to support strategic site promotion,
• Prepares evidence to support Local Plan Inquiries and Planning Appeals,
• Undertakes highway design work for a wide variety of schemes, including S278, S184 and S38 works,
• Carries out Road Safety Audit and Non-Motorised User Audits - WCHAR Assessments.

Requirements:

• A degree in civil engineering or equivalent,
• A Chartered engineer (or working towards Chartership),
• A minimum of 8 years' experience as a Transport Planner,
• Expertise in preparation of Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
• Expertise in creating gravity models and using junction modelling software such as Junctions 9 and LINSIG.
• Able to lead projects,
• Experience of dealing with clients and other members of a professional team
• An ability to communicate effectively, writing clear and concise emails, letters and reports
• A good commercial awareness and experience of managing day to day project finances and instructions,
• An ability to work well with others as part of a team and to demonstrate leadership.

Our client is offering the successful Associate Transport Planner a competitive salary & benefits package along with plenty of opportunity to challenge yourself and build on your existing skillset within an experienced & highly skilled team of professionals. This firm boasts an excellent staff retention rate, and you will be working within a friendly & supportive working environment where you will be a valued member of the team.

If this Associate Transport Planner vacancy is of interest to you and you'd like to hear more details, please forward an up to date CV to Graham Ventham to be considered.