Senior Transport Planning Consultant

6 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom SLR Consulting Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and established Transport Planning Consultant to join our Manchester team. As a key senior position, you will be responsible for generating business from an existing and new client base, leading on projects, and providing support and development to junior members of the team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide expert transport planning advice to clients to fulfill their land use development objectives.
  • Manage and deliver complex development projects, ranging from feasibility studies, promotion of development, including through the local plan process, supporting planning applications and negotiation to successful resolution, dealing with appeals and public inquiry as necessary.
  • Develop and manage client relationships to secure and deliver project work.
  • Recruit and further develop our Manchester-based team.
  • Negotiate fee proposals and manage the financial aspect of projects.
  • Mentor and support the career development of colleagues within your team.
  • Maintain your continued professional development on technical, policy, and legal matters related to planning and transport.
  • Seek to add value to all projects to deliver an exceptional service to our clients.
About You

You will need to be a commercially minded, highly skilled, and experienced transport planner, with business development skills and a track record of working with key clients and other built environment disciplines.

We are looking for:

  • A high level of understanding of the planning, policy, and legal frameworks to secure client development objectives.
  • A high degree of technical ability in sustainable development transport strategies, understanding transport modeling, and delivering commercially viable transport strategies for development.
  • Strong client contacts and a track record of winning project work.
  • Extensive experience of working within the development industry, across a range of land use types.
  • Expert knowledge on transport matters and innovations within the sector.
  • Communication, leadership, and management skills.
  • Understanding of financial management at the project level and wider level.
  • A relevant degree and professional qualification.
About SLR Consulting

SLR Consulting is a leading consultancy in transport planning and infrastructure design, serving the UK development industry. We have over 150 consultants working from offices in the UK and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently underrepresented at SLR, such as LGBTQ+ people, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.



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