Job Description:

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits
I'm currently representing a leading transport consultancy in their search for a Principal Transport Planner to join their London team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and highly respected transport planning team, working on some of the UK's most complex and high-profile development and infrastructure projects.

As a Principal Transport Planner, you'll take a leading role in the delivery of projects, acting as a key technical and client-facing figure within the business.

You'll be responsible for managing projects and client relationships, providing strategic transport planning advice and helping to develop the team and wider business.

The role will offer exposure to a varied portfolio of projects across the UK, working alongside major developers, local authorities, architects and multidisciplinary design teams.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leading the delivery of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and wider transport planning studies
• Managing projects from inception through to completion
• Acting as a senior point of contact for clients, local authorities and other stakeholders
• Providing technical and strategic transport planning advice
• Reviewing and overseeing technical work produced by more junior members of the team
• Mentoring and developing junior and mid-level consultants
• Managing project budgets, programmes and deliverables
• Supporting bids, fee proposals and business development / work-winning activities
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Representing the company at meetings and presentations
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across major development and infrastructure projects

You'll ideally have:

• Strong experience within a transport planning consultancy
• A strong understanding of transport planning and the UK planning process
• Proven experience delivering Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and development-related transport projects
• The ability to take technical ownership of projects and provide sound professional advice
• Experience managing client relationships and project teams
• Strong report-writing, presentation and communication skills
• Experience mentoring or managing more junior members of a team
• A commercially aware and proactive approach
• Ideally, experience contributing to business development, bids and winning new work

• £55,000 - £65,000 salary, depending on experience
• Bonus and benefits package
• Opportunity to work on high-profile development and infrastructure projects
• Exposure to major developers, architects and infrastructure providers
• A senior position within an established and growing transport planning team
• Genuine opportunity for further career progression
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Collaborative and supportive working environment
• Opportunity to play a significant role in the continued growth of the London team

If you're a Principal Transport Planner looking for a position where you can take greater ownership of projects, clients and technical delivery, I'd be keen to hear from you.

Will Herman
(phone number removed)

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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