Senior Transport Planner Job Description
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Senior Transport Planner Job Description
- Be the point of contact for the client
- Review the work of others on projects deliverables
- Seeking to add innovation and value to all work outputs
- Project and proposal management
- Analysis of transport planning challenges and problem solving
- Report and presentation delivery
- Analysis of complex data - from travel surveys to traffic data
- Preparation of Transport Assessments and Travel Planning
- Analysis of traffic surveys and trip generation assessments
- Undertake, manage and facilitate stakeholder engagement on wide range of issues and topics
- Has good appreciation of project risk issues and applies these to day-to-day tasks
- Ideally Chartered with a relevant institution
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Transportation Planning
- 5+ years experience in transport planning
- Practical experience with transport modelling and analysis
- Practical experience in developing ad-hoc transport modelling tools
Senior Transport Planner Job Description
- Prepare, collect and present data, written information and analyses to inform the development of policies, plans and projects
- Management and technical delivery of transport planning and scheme appraisal projects
- Technical contributions to projects across Ireland and the UK
- Manage your time to ensure you meet deadlines
- Explain technical concepts to others, especially our graduates and clients
- Support bidding and work winning opportunities
- Oversee and conduct planning and technical work and generate solutions under limited supervision
- Support the development and presentation of solutions and alternative solutions to clients
- Review strategies, business cases or evaluation documents for quality of technical content
- Prepare or supervise preparation of technical presentations and present information to internal and external groups
- Previous consulting experience in rail / road design is a definite plus
- You will have around 5 years’ experience in transport planning or a related discipline to have the skills and knowledge required to undertake this role successfully
- You will have either have been awarded or nearing Chartered or Incorporated status
- You must have a full driving licence
- Proven record in relationship building with colleagues, elected representatives and / or clients
- Be able to adapt to different cultures and working environments to build rapport with customers
Senior Transport Planner Job Description
- Support the preparation, development and analysis of transport model inputs or outputs and the production of appraisals and data reports for a range of major and minor projects
- Project manage small (or elements of larger) projects, managing the production of analysis and associated outputs, ensuring the integrity of these outputs
- Undertake continuous professional development and seek to achieve relevant accreditation
- Participate in cross-office projects and proposals
- Preparation of transport planning and multi-disciplinary proposals and feasibility studies
- Technical leadership and guidance to provide innovative solutions for our clients
- Support and management of stakeholders and clients throughout proposals and projects
- Advise management and clients in relation to compliance with regulatory requirements, innovative solutions and industry guidelines
- Provide team members with an overview of the project requirements and delegate tasks
- Manage projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget meeting all deliverable requirements
- Appropriate academic and professional qualifications (preferably Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering with Masters degree in transport planning / engineering)
- Proven experience in preparing transport models in line with industry standards and best practice such as (but not limited to) TfL Modelling Guidelines and Model Audit Process
- Proven experience of programming capabilities including Visual Basic and other software packages appropriate for use with computer based transport and land use models
- Ability to train and impart knowledge to junior team members through structured and on the job training
- Ability to deliver transport planning solutions, manage junior staff and successfully manage projects
- Understanding and experience of working in the Planning Regulatory framework, application of current highway design guidance and application of the relevant planning circulars and development control policies
Senior Transport Planner Job Description
- Collaborate with multi-discipline teams including road designers, civil designers, town planners
- Preparing and writing transport assessment and travel plan reports with an attention to detail
- Assist with data collection, to include parking surveys and trip counts
- Providing technical information to project design teams
- Applying quality requirements to own work and work of team for quality and accuracy of technical output
- Ability to manage resources to align with changing workload patterns to meet project demands
- Prepare fee proposals for packages of work
- Access the contractual and commercial exposure a package of work may have and initiate the necessary mitigation measures
- Set and work to deadlines and targets, for oneself and others
- Compliance with relevant Health and Safety regulations and company practice
- Experience as a Transport Planner for road and/or public transport studies, with the ability to contribute to the success of a range of high profile transport projects
- Excellent written and oral communication in particular the ability to communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience
- Proven Project Management experience demonstrating responsibility for tasks' financial and risk controls is beneficial
- Degree/Masters qualification in an analytical subject
- Experience in appraisal and evaluation of transport proposals to current DfT standards, TfL’s VMAP and TMAP processes
- Must have a minimum of degree in planning or transportation and over five years related professional work experience after university graduation
Senior Transport Planner Job Description
- Delivery of Access Strategies, Transport Scoping Studies, Statements & Assessments, Travel Plans and preliminary infrastructure designs
- Work with private and public sector clients, architects, planners and other property professionals throughout the development life cycle
- Managing projects on a day to day basis
- Line management of staff within the team and responsibility for their personal development
- Client management and work winning
- IPRAN Capacity Planning and Performance Management
- Project management and commercial competence
- Previous Middle East or Gulf experience, and familiarity with local trends and transport planning practices and standards including securing approvals from statutory authorities
- Must have a minimum of degree in planning or transportation and over ten years related professional work experience after university graduation
- Experience in a range of transport and specifically pedestrian planning techniques analysing and presenting pedestrian movement, planning of pedestrian / cycling schemes, survey techniques / strategy development, examining accident ‘blackspots’ to improve safety
- Experience of client / stakeholder management at a senior level
- Degree in Transport related or Civil Engineering discipline