James Gray Recruitment
Transport Planner
Transport Planner at James Gray Recruitment, based in Nottingham, East Midlands, paying £37,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £37,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Closing date
- Sector
- Transport Planner
Bang in line with the market for transport planner
Reference vacancies/vacancy/transport-planner-90807
About the role
Role: Transport Planner
Location: Nottingham
Salary: £32k - £39k (DOE)
Ref: MB829
You'll join an independent multidisciplinary consultancy with a strong reputation in development planning. Their Nottingham team deliver high-quality transport planning support for new developments across residential, commercial and mixed-use sectors. With a collaborative, high-retention culture, you'll gain exposure to Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, access strategies, junction modelling and early client interaction.
This role is ideal for someone with early-stage development planning experience (or a strong graduate) who wants to accelerate their technical skills and progress quickly within a supportive, forward-thinking consultancy. You'll work on a wide range of development-led transport projects, supporting planning applications and helping to deliver sustainable transport solutions for major clients.
Benefits:
24 days annual leave + birthday off
Company bonus scheme, annual appraisal & salary review
Private healthcare
Active social and charitable calendar
Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Holiday purchase/sell scheme
Payment of a professional membership
Role:
Working within a small team, you will:
- Prepare Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans and technical notes
- Analyse traffic and public transport data, and support visibility splay and swept path work
- Assist with project management, client liaison and planning/highway officer engagement
- Support planning drawings including access design and tracking
- Contribute to appeal documentation and attend meetings or public consultation events
- Assist in mentoring junior team members as your experience grows
- Support fee proposals and tenders where required
Requirements:
Degree in Geography, Transport Planning, Civil Engineering or similar. Some experience in development planning (0-2 years preferred)
Strong communication and report writing
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Familiarity with tools such as AutoCAD, TEMPRO, TRICS, Junctions 9 (ARCADY/PICADY) or GIS is beneficial.
What to do next:
If you would like to apply for this Transport Planner opportunity in Nottingham, then please click on the link to apply.
If you are interested in hearing about any other positions within Transport Planning, Drainage Engineering, Civil Engineering, Flood Risk Engineering Engineering, or Structural Engineering, then please do not hesitate in getting in touch with Martin on [phone removed] so that we can discuss the roles we currently have available.
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