Associate / Associate Director Designate Transport Planning

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Hook
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Transportation
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SKILLS

Transport Planning Client Care Business Development GIS ARCADY PICADY Report Writing Communication Skills

FULL DESCRIPTION

At [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] you will be joining a team of experts dedicated to growing and sharing their expertise and working on projects that transform society. You will be undertaking development planning work, specialising in providing highways and transport advice to a wide range of private sector clients, while supporting several key local authority clients.

About the opportunity and you

You will have a proven record in client care/business development and have a number of clients that see you as their principal contact.

You will have relevant qualifications (Bachelor or Masters) in a numerical or spatial discipline and extensive experience in transport planning in a development planning environment. The ability to think at both strategic and detailed levels is advantageous.

You will be Chartered status or aspirations towards seeking Chartered or an equivalent status are a strong positive.

You will be an experienced transport planner with extensive knowledge and experience of the planning process involving EIP/Structure Plans and Public Inquiries/Local Plans. You will be well versed in the preparation of Transport Assessments for developments, together with Travel Plans, Transport Studies, the associated negotiations with planning, highways and transport authorities and ideally have some experience as an expert witness.

You will be proficient in GIS, ARCADY, PICADY, LINSIG and TEMPRO highway software, so you will be able to delegate and accurately interpret the work of others.

You will have strong written and verbal communication skills and able to work as part of a team and individually. Experience in technical report writing and consultation with stakeholders is essential.

We will reward you with a competitive salary, car allowance/ company car, attractive bonus scheme, excellent company benefits, including a 37.5 hour working week, 25 days annual leave, pension scheme, life assurance, private health care, income protection scheme, critical illness cover and paid professional subscriptions.

Base Salary subject to experience & opportunity to take shares in the Company at the appropriate time

Please contact Glenn Charles on either [contact hidden] or send your CV to [contact hidden]

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