Senior Transport Planner
Location: Hertfordshire
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: 40,000 + (DOE) Benefits
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Transport Planner to take a leading role in delivering transport planning services across a diverse portfolio of development projects. This position offers responsibility for managing projects, mentoring junior staff, and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships.
You will play a key role in shaping sustainable transport strategies, influencing site layouts, and securing planning approvals through technically robust and commercially aware advice.
The Role
As a Senior Transport Planner, your responsibilities will include:
Leading the preparation and review of Transport Assessments and Statements
Preparing and managing Travel Plans, including negotiation with Local Authorities
Managing site feasibility studies and advising on highways, access, flooding and infrastructure constraints
Designing new site access arrangements and overseeing swept path analysis
Delivering Healthy Streets Assessments in accordance with London Plan requirements (where applicable)
Supporting or leading LCWIP development, including stakeholder engagement, scheme prioritisation and reporting
Managing project programmes, budgets and client relationships
Reviewing technical work and mentoring junior team members
Engaging with Local Planning and Highway Authorities to secure planning approvals
What We're Looking For
Strong consultancy experience delivering development-focused transport planning projects
Demonstrable experience preparing and reviewing Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
Sound understanding of UK planning policy and highway design standards
Experience liaising and negotiating with Local Authorities
Competence with key software (e.g. TRICS, TEMPro, Junctions, AutoCAD, GIS)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Degree in a relevant discipline
Chartered or working towards Chartership (CIHT, TPS or equivalent)
Why Join?
Opportunity to lead projects and influence sustainable development outcomes
Clear pathway toward Principal-level progression
Collaborative team culture
Competitive remuneration and benefits
Exposure to both private developer and public sector projects
If you are a Transport Planner looking to make your next step in a career, do not hesitate to get into contact:
07787 736 270
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.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
