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Job Description
Principal Transport Planner
Slough / London
Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings, is a leading design, engineering, and landscape architecture consultancy whose highly talented people are passionate about creating places that are attractive, innovative, sustainable, and safe. Our approach to integrated design produces award winning results that have won international recognition and named CIHT's Employer of the Year in 2021. Led by a forward-thinking management team we work together in multi-disciplinary teams that provide services that are well thought-out and sustainable.
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Transport Planner to join our growing Planning Team based in London and Slough. We recognise our greatest strength is the people we employ, and we are committed to developing talent and providing staff with the skills and knowledge they need to not only do their job well now, but to equip them for life as their careers unfold. Our staff say our people and our diversity are our biggest strengths and our Equality and Inclusion Group and Women's Network are ensuring that inclusion is at the heart of our policies, processes, and practices. As standard we offer flexible working to everyone and the ability to work remotely when needed. Project Centre is a people focused organisation. We care about our colleagues and part of that is to help every employee to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
If you aspire to really making a difference and want to work with great colleagues whilst advancing your career, then Project Centre could be the place for you.
The position itself will include, but not be limited to:
- Delivering sustainable transport strategies, active travel, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, walking and cycling initiatives
- Developing Local Transport and Cycling and Walking Plans for local authorities
- Delivering air quality strategies and clear air initiatives such as LEZs and CAZs
- Managing staff under his / her team effectively and motivating and encouraging performance.
- Assuming responsibility for financial control, quality and technical input for all assigned projects.
- Developing new initiatives and pursuing opportunities through business development activities that will raise your personal and the company profile
- Day-to-day supervision and management of technical staff and the direction of staff on projects
- Project managing / directing in accordance with Client requirements
- Ensure all project files are up to date and comply with the QA system.
- Contribute to the management of the Transport Planning Team.
- Managing client relationships to ensure their needs are met
Our ideal candidate will have but not limited to:
- Relevant Degree or equivalent
- A minimum of 7 year's relevant experience
- Membership of a professional institution (e.g. MILT, MICE or MCIHT)
- Alternative consideration given to significant relevant experience in lieu of specified education and professional qualification.
- Comprehensive understanding of traffic and transportation techniques, highway design and transport planning principles and a proven track record in project design and delivery;
- Good project management skills;
In return for your hard-work and commit:
- £Negotiable and subject to experience
- 27 days' Annual Leave + Bank Holidays!
- Continuous training and development
- Yearly Professional Membership of your choice
- Plenty of company organised social functions!
- Flexible working policy