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Job Description
Work can be carried out at different levels from local to international and may include tasks from initial ideas through to design, completion and reviews.
While the work can vary, in general as a transport planner you'll need to:
- Design and interpret transport and travel surveys
- Write clear reports and present options and recommendations on transport systems to clients
- Use statistical analysis to examine travel data or accident records
- Develop initial design ideas for new or improved transport infrastructure, e.g. junction improvements or pedestrian priority schemes
- Use mathematical and computer simulation models to forecast the effects of road improvements, policy changes and/or public transport schemes
- Evaluate the benefits and costs of different strategies
- Participate in public consultation initiatives, including designing leaflets or questionnaires and attending scheme exhibitions
- Assess infrastructure requirements (access, car parking, bus stops, cycle parking, etc) of new developments to support planning applications or to inform local authority development plans
- Liaise and negotiate with different parties, e.g. planning and highways authorities, residents' groups, councillors and politicians, developers and transport providers
- Act as an expert witness at public inquiries and planning appeals
- Write bids for the funding of projects
Job Requirements
- BA degree in civil engineering, followed by a master’s qualification in transport planning is a plus.
- PTV VISUM & YNCHRO, SIDRA Intersection and HCS 2000.
- Numeracy skills and the ability to interpret data
- Very Good command of the English Language (written and oral communication skills)
- Good problem-solving and analytical skills - finding a range of solutions,
- Understanding their effects and making recommendations
- Confidence in dealing with a range of people including clients, councillors, local groups and the general public
- The ability to communicate complex ideas and issues clearly and accurately, often to a non-technical audience
- Project management skills
- The ability to work as part of a team
- Computer literacy
- An interest in transport and urban planning issues and political awareness.
