Associate Transport Planner

As part of your role, you will work closely with other disciplines within Arup and outside. As an Associate in this field, you will undertake business development and work-winning, promote Arup in external markets, contribute to knowledge development and provide support to peers and younger staff. We have a range of projects and opportunities with key clients including Highways England, Welsh Government, major airports, public authorities and a range of private developers in the region and overseas.

You will be responsible for managing teams on a range of projects including development masterplans, individual development sites, transport strategies and surface access solutions in the UK and overseas, bidding for and winning work from a range of public and private sector clients and the development, training and mentoring junior staff on a project basis.

We are seeking an experienced Associate skilled in development planning, surface access issues, strategic planning and policy work to strengthen our West team, to manage and lead projects and to make a significant contribution to work winning. You will be part of an established transport planning team based in Bristol working on cities, development and strategic planning projects. The role involves responsibility for the day-to-day management of a range of projects in these areas, direct client contact, technical assurance, delivery to programme and budget and oversight of the project team.

You should have a wealth of experience in the industry, with excellent technical and management skills and the ability to engage creatively and positively in the development of transport planning strategies and solutions for developments, urban areas and city authorities. You should have experience of transport assessment techniques and of statutory planning and regulatory processes related to development and transport infrastructure. You will have a sound understanding of private and public transport in the UK and an enthusiasm to develop new approaches to transport strategy formulation and to the use of data to support assessment and the visualisation of transport issues and outcomes.

• Experience in local highway network analysis (including junction capacity assessments and design) and the ability to apply transport design guidance in a cities context (e.g. DMRB, Manual for Streets, cycle and bus design guidance).
• Demonstratable experience in transport planning in the fields of development, cities and strategic planning with a record of managing the technical and delivery aspects of projects related to cities, development and strategic planning, with a range of complexity and fee budgets.
• Proficiency of engaging with clients, stakeholder engagement and team management.
• BSc in relevant discipline and hold a Chartered professional qualification (e.g. CEng, TPP) or equivalent and appropriate membership of a relevant professional institution (e.g. CIHT, ICE, CILT, TPS).
• Experience of UK Town & Country Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment processes.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

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Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.