Key Notes
From Newcastle or Leeds, you’ll manage development-planning projects, producing transport assessments, travel plans and access appraisals for developments and major infrastructure. The role also covers client relationships, project budgets, proposals and leadership of junior staff. A relevant degree or equivalent experience and professional membership or qualification are sought. This is a permanent role.
What You'll Work On
- Prepare transport statements, assessments, travel plans and access appraisals, applying planning-process knowledge and traffic modelling where the commission requires it.
- Manage budgets, deliverables and reports for public and private development-planning clients, coordinating technical work through the agreed project programme.
- Support client relationships and business-development proposals and guide junior planners contributing to the team’s development-planning assessments and reports.
Why This Role Matters
- Development applications require evidence about access and transport effects, with assessments, travel plans and appraisals providing the material considered during the planning process.
- Public and private clients need transport advice aligned with their development proposals, with project reports linking technical analysis to the requirements of the relevant planning stage.
What They Are Looking For
- Qualification: A relevant degree or equivalent experience.
- Qualification: Applicants need ICE, CIHT or Transport Planning Professional membership or qualification.
- Experience: Delivery of development-planning reports and management of project budgets.
- Technical: Traffic modelling and abnormal-load assessment experience are preferable.