Senior Transport Planner - #1662920

The Vacancy

Senior Transport Planner

Do you have previous experience within transport planning and traffic engineering? Are you looking for an exciting new challenge within a collaborative and dynamic environment? Do you want to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning consultancy shaping some of the UK’s most exciting projects? If so, SCP Transport & Planning – an RSK Group company – would love to hear from you!

As our Senior Transport Planner, you will possess the necessary experience, knowledge and technical expertise to assist the project manager on each commission for which their support and assistance is required. This post will require you to have the ability to think innovatively and proactively, and the role will also require an appreciation of the financial and project management skills required to ensure that the firm’s competitiveness in the marketplace is retained.

You will have the opportunity to provide expertise and assist in all aspects of highway engineering and transport planning, as well as being able to provide essential support for more senior personnel to ensure successful delivery of a commission.

Main responsibilities:

• To assist senior personnel in the identification of the necessary internal and external resources and skills required to fulfil the obligations of each commission to the budget and timescale agreed with the client.
• To liaise with other consultants and external members of the project team where necessary to ensure co-ordination of information and resources.
• To keep the project manager informed of all financial implications and risks associated with all commissions.
• On those projects for which the STP acts as project manager, to liaise with the client to promptly report any issue arising during the undertaking of the project that has implications either to the brief or the timescale. Such implications are to be reported as variations and budget alterations are to be agreed with the client.
• To ensure that the company’s Quality Assurance procedures are adhered to on each commission.
• To have a full understanding of all the tools and techniques employed within the field of highway engineering and transport planning.
• To keep up to date the latest developments with respect to all the tools and techniques employed within the field of highway engineering and transportation planning.
• To be fully conversant with all local and national planning policies and guidelines as far as they relate to transport and development.
  
  
  

Additionally, you will be able to take responsibility for whole projects as appropriate and will begin to delegate work and supervise and mentor more junior members of the team. There will also be the opportunity to assist in the identification of future opportunities to enhance and expand the profile of the company.

Person Specification & Experience:

You will have excellent interpersonal, oral and communication skills, as well as being able to manager your own time effectively to enable you to work to tight deadlines. You will also ideally have the ability to project manage smaller commissions and liaise directly with clients and other consultants/suppliers as required and under supervision.

You will ideally have previous experience in understanding the principles and techniques of transportation planning and traffic engineering, and the planning system and development control process. Knowledge of local and national planning appeal processes would be desirable.

Company Benefits:

Not only will you be able to enjoy a hybrid working model within this role you will also be entitled to the below:

• Salary Up to £45,000 per annum.
• 35 hour working week.
• 8% Pension Contribution.
• Life Assurance.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, private health care and discounted gym memberships.
• Regular training and career development.
  
  
  

Apply today or for any further queries regarding the role please do contact our Recruitment team for any additional information.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.

About Us

In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company’s commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people’s input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.

SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages. The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.

SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?