Senior Transport Planner in Stockport, Greater Manchester

Senior Transport Planner

Stockport & Sheffield | Hybrid Working | Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Transport Planner to join a growing, highly regarded multidisciplinary environmental and planning consultancy, with opportunities available in both Stockport and Sheffield.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established transport team within a business offering a wide range of in-house expertise across planning, highways, ecology, environmental services and engineering. You'll have the opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of exciting projects, take ownership of your own workload and play an important role in the continued growth of the transport team.

The role will involve:

• Preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Undertaking junction capacity assessments, traffic modelling and highway assessments.
• Providing transport and highways advice to developers and clients.
• Supporting planning applications and development proposals.
• Liaising with local authorities, clients and other technical consultants.
• Managing projects, deadlines and client relationships.
• Supporting junior colleagues and contributing to the development of the wider team.
• Identifying opportunities to develop new and existing client relationships.

What they're looking for:

• Previous experience working within a transport planning consultancy.
• Strong experience preparing Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans.
• Knowledge of highway and junction capacity modelling.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to manage projects and work independently.
• A proactive individual keen to contribute to a growing team.

Why consider this opportunity?

• Opportunity to join a growing, multidisciplinary consultancy.
• Varied workload across residential, commercial, infrastructure, renewable energy and development projects.
• Access to in-house specialists across multiple technical disciplines.
• Genuine opportunity to take ownership of projects and develop client relationships.
• Supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression.
• Hybrid working arrangements.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a Senior Transport Planner looking to take the next step in their career, work on an exciting range of projects and become part of an ambitious team with strong opportunities for future growth.

Interested in hearing more?

For a confidential discussion, get in touch:

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