Senior Transport Planner

This role sits within one of the largest and most respected Transport Planning teams in Manchester and with this longstanding structure, it holds fantastic career development and direction for you as a Senior.
A national consultancy's Transport Planning team is looking for a Senior Transport Planner to join their established Manchester City Centre office. They are looking for a Senior Transport Planner to work on a number of large residential schemes with a number of private developments including nationally significant projects in Wales. You will also work with environmental, commercial and the Public Sector to name a few.

As a Senior Transport Planner you would be heavily involved in Travel Plans, Transport assessments and Junction modelling using Junctions 9 software's (Oscady, Picardy and Arcady). Experience of these individual projects is essential when applying for the role but they are looking to offer you support and training to allow you to become an expert in your field and eventually lead your own schemes.

Senior Transport Planner Responsibilities:

• Preparation of Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, Local Plans, Transport Strategies, Traffic Management Plans and Access Studies for a wide range of development and regeneration projects from small residential sites and onshore wind farms to large scale mixed use strategic development sites and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs)
• Transport modelling including junction models and developing strategic multi-modal, traffic and micro-simulation models
• Preparing and/or overseeing technical reports and design drawings and liaison with the client
• Involvement in the management of internal and external client relationships
• Collaborative working with team members and other business disciplines

Senior Transport Planner Requirements:

• HND or degree in relevant subject, e.g. Geography (MSc in Transport Planning would be extremely beneficial)
• Technical knowledge and experience in the assessment and design of Transport Projects
• Experienced in the application of design standards and current good practice in scheme design and development. This includes but is not limited to; DMRB, TSRGD, LCDS, MfS2, Traffic Signs Manual, LTN 1/20
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and its application in scheme delivery
• Experience of transport planning, including Transport Assessments, and of contributing to multi-disciplinary projects
• Experience of local junction modelling software packages (Arcady, Oscady, Picady)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

If interested in this opportunity, please contact Taylor Smith at Calibre Search Manchester.

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