Transport Planner

**Transport Planner**

**Stoke or Bolton**

Wardell Armstrong is a successful multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK employing approximately 500 staff. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people Working together with clients we deliver solutions to challenging problems in Mining & Minerals, Infrastructure & Energy and Property & Development.

Our Transport Planning team work closely with our in-house teams of Civil & Structural Engineers, Ground Engineers, Landscape Architects, Ecologists, Planners, and EIA Coordinators.

**The Opportunity**

Wardell Armstrong has recently developed an exciting new range of services in Transport Planning and due to success of the business, the team is growing, and we are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious Transport Planner Graduate to Principal level to support the Associate Director in Stoke or Bolton on a range of exciting projects across the UK.

As a Transport Planner, you will be assisting in providing transport inputs relating to clients’ development proposals and will work towards solutions which are acceptable to all stakeholders. You will support a varied portfolio of clients, and the ability to articulate and communicate planning ideas, concepts and proposals is essential.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

- Developing sustainable movement strategies that reflect emerging technologies and changing travel behaviours
- Providing planning-stage support for a variety of development schemes
- Support the preparation of technical assessment documents (Transport Assessments/Travel Plans/EIA Chapters) and reports for planning submissions
- Support the technical assessments of junction performance using a range of industry-standard traffic modelling software
- Provide development and masterplan input including pedestrian and cycle design
- Support general arrangement design work for new junctions and accesses onto the road network
- Attending project meetings and site visits
- Arranging data collection and coordinating surveys
- Some client liaison

**You**:
**Skills / Experience required**:

- Strong written, numerical and verbal communication skills and a client-focussed approach to work
- Enthusiastic and industrious with a willingness to learn new skills
- Knowledge of Transport Assessment and Travel Plan methodologies alongside a - understanding of the UK planning process and transport policy
- Some working knowledge of data analysis, interpretation, and presentation, in particular using Excel. In short, someone who enjoys and thrives in finding solutions to complex problems.
- Strong IT skills across a range of software, the ability to pick up new software quickly and a ‘can-do’ attitude to approaching new tasks
- Knowledge of Basemap TRACC or other GIS software would be advantageous;
- Excellent people skills and the ability to work as part of a team, but can also immerse themselves into complex individual tasks, where needed;Transport modelling experience (trip generation and distribution methodologies (TRICS), junction modelling (Junctions 9/LinSig) etc); experience of providing inputTransport Assessments / Statements and Travel Plans;
- Not essential but CAD design skills (particularly in relation to junction design) would be advantageous
- Full driving license.

**We offer**:

- Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
- Payment of relevant professional subscriptions.
- 24 days annual leave per year.
- Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
- Critical Illness cover
- Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy given as 3 times annual salary.
- Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
- Flexi-Time Working Schedule.
- Long service awards.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Travel Loans.
- Recruitment Bounty Scheme.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £22,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)