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