Principal Transport Planner

Location

Hampshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Our award-winning client is on the hunt for a Principal Transport Planner in the Hampshire area. They are offering flexible working and competitive salaries as well as career progression.

What you need to succeed:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Membership of professional organisation
• At least 7 years transport planning experience
• Extensive Transport Planning experience, demonstrating practical and theoretical specialist knowledge.
• Experience in managing/training members of staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and delegate tasks.
• Experience of working with computer-based systems including Microsoft programmes
• Ability to work on own initiative.

The role:

• Write, check and approve technical reports such as Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and Technical Notes.
• Good understanding or modelling packages and methodologies to calculate trip generation and distributions
• Support preparation of and approve technical drawings where appropriate
• Experience in preparing appeal documentation including Statement of Case, Statement of Common Ground and Proof of Evidence
• Attendance as expert witness at appeal hearings and/or public inquiries
• Project manage schemes, including budget and time management
• Client liaison and management
• Assist with training and mentoring members of staff to support their career development
• Attend, contribute and lead towards meetings as appropriate
• Prepare, check and issue fee proposals and tenders
• Engage in, and identify, Business Development opportunities including networking events
• Develop and inform Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and team strategies
• Line management responsibility including holding appraisals
• Winning work for the team
• Be adaptable to assist team members and cover project responsibilities while other colleagues are away

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Salary

£50k - £60k per annum