Transport Planner – Senior or Principal, Manchester

Overview

As a Senior/Principal Transport Planner in Manchester, you will lead complex transport modelling projects and shape investment decisions for sustainable mobility. You’ll blend technical modelling with strategic thinking to deliver outcomes for clients, communities and the environment. The role combines project leadership, technical QA and mentoring within a growing team that values collaboration and innovation. You’ll work hybrid, balancing office collaboration with flexible home working, to drive impactful transport solutions at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• up to 10% employer pension contribution
• 24 days annual leave (+ up to 10 to purchase)
• Private medical insurance
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Extensive learning and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead development, calibration, validation and application of strategic, multi-modal, mesoscopic and microsimulation transport models
• Deliver complex transport planning and modelling projects from conception through to completion
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and quality assurance across project teams
• Apply and interpret Department for Transport TAG and industry best practice
• Review and approve technical reports, modelling outputs and key deliverables
• Drive innovation through advanced analytics, digital tools, data science and emerging transport technologies
• Support development of business cases that secure investment and influence decision-making
• Contribute to planning and appraisal of active travel, sustainable transport and multi-modal schemes
• Manage programmes, budgets, resources and commercial performance
• Lead technical input to bids, tenders and framework opportunities
• Develop trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams
• Mentor and support the development of graduate, assistant and consultant-level team members

Key requirements

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Transport Planning, Engineering, Mathematics, Geography, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, or related analytical discipline
• Strong understanding of transport modelling principles, methodologies and industry best practice
• Experience developing, calibrating, validating and applying transport models from first principles
• Experience using PTV VISUM and/or other transport modelling platforms
• Knowledge of transport appraisal and business case development
• Good understanding of Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) and related industry guidance

• leadership and people development
• stakeholder management
• collaboration and teamwork
• PTV VISUM
• VISUM, VISSIM, SATURN, EMME, Cube
• transport modelling platforms

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