Job Title: Senior/Principal Transport Planner
Location: Cambridge
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a fast-growing, award-winning Civil Engineering and Transport Planning consultancy in the search for a Senior / Principal Transport Planner to join their expanding team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects within a collaborative and ambitious environment, offering strong career progression and the chance to play a key role in project delivery and client management.
Please note: Applicants must have the permanent right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Key Skills & Experience
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience
- Membership of a relevant professional organisation
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in transport planning
- Strong knowledge and application of national design guidance
- Ability to prioritise workloads and delegate tasks effectively
Role Responsibilities
- Project manage transport planning schemes, including budget and programme management
- Prepare, review, and occasionally approve technical reports including:
- Transport Assessments
- Transport Statements
- Travel Plans
- Technical Notes
- Complete, review, and approve planning drawing requirements such as:
- Visibility splays
- Vehicle tracking diagrams
- Access designs
- Use modelling packages and methodologies to assess trip generation and distribution
- Prepare appeal documentation including Statements of Case and Statements of Common Ground
- Manage client and local authority liaison
- Support and mentor junior team members
- Attend public consultation events, client meetings, appeal meetings, and Local Highway Authority meetings
- Prepare fee proposals and tender submissions
Company Values
- Customer – Delivering exceptional service and building long-term client relationships
- Openness – Encouraging transparent communication built on trust and collaboration
- Results – Maintaining a commercial focus to add value and achieve successful project outcomes
- Excellence – Continuously improving standards, staff support, and service delivery
This position would suit an experienced Transport Planner looking to take the next step within a respected and growing consultancy.
Interested?
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