Senior Transport Planner

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit 
We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy. 

Overview of the role

Our Liverpool transport planning and street design teams have a long legacy delivering significant work in and around the City Region. With vast experience working with many key public sector clients in the Region, our team thrives on personal relationships within the team and with clients. They deliver collaborative and technically excellent work to benefit the region’s people and workers, and our key clients’ priorities and aspirations.

Their recent work includes leading Liverpool City Region’s Rapid Transit strategy development, updating their Transport Model, developing and designing key active travel and public realm schemes for Liverpool City Council, and development planning support to St Helens and Halton Councils. The team has also built strong and trusted relationships with local authority partners such as Warrington Borough Council and Wirral Council, enabling long-term collaboration and successful project delivery across our region.

We are now investing in growing and developing this successful team further with a group of job opportunities including this Senior Transport Planner role, to join our expanding Transport and Mobility Solutions Division.

To support our strong pipeline of work in the North-West and around the UK, we are looking for a forward-thinking Senior Transport Planner to join our team, specialising in transport planning, development planning, and/or early-stage scheme design, optioneering and development.

You’ll become an integral member of our transport planning team, providing specialist skills to support current and ongoing work in the public and private sectors. As part of this role, you will play a key part in shaping how developments connect with existing transport networks and contribute positively to future transport and mobility solutions, as well as working on projects developing options for active travel and public transport schemes. You’ll work across land-use planning, transport policy, and infrastructure delivery, ensuring sustainable and accessible transport links are embedded at the heart of new developments.

This varied role offers great opportunities for skillset and career development, and would suit a flexible transport planner who is keen to both broaden and extend their skills. We support training and professional development/qualifications, and our multidisciplinary divisions will enable you to access a great breadth and depth of experience and opportunities.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Managing tasks or projects for the planning, development and design of transport schemes
• Having up-to-date knowledge of policy, legislation, and technical guidance affecting transport and development
• Assessing the transport impact of proposed developments and/or schemes
• Analysing data on traffic flows, trip generation, and travel behaviour to guide planning and scheme development decisions
• Delivering inputs and leading tasks in Development Planning and/or Scheme Optioneering, Development, and/or Early-stage Design
• Providing transport input into Environmental Statements
• Providing advice on sustainable transport solutions and integrating active travel and public transport into development proposals
• Contributing to masterplans, local development frameworks, and spatial strategies
• Liaising with local authorities, developers, consultants, and stakeholders to secure positive transport outcomes
• Supporting planning application reviews from a transport and highways access perspective
• Working as part of a team developing and expanding our range of projects and client relationships
• Mentoring and developing junior colleagues

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Degree in Transport Planning, Town Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography or a related field
• Proven experience in transport planning. This could include scheme design/development, development planning or development control
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder communication skills
• Strong analytical skills (Excel, Power BI etc)
• Some experience of managing transport planning projects or tasks, including commercials

Desirable:

• Understanding of highway design standards (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) / Specification for Highways Works (SHW) / Manual for Streets / LTN 1/20)
• Experience with tools such as TRICS, Junctions 9, LinSig, CAD and/or GIS platforms
• Experience of bid writing and proposal development
• Understanding of strategic, local and junction transport modelling software
• Client-facing experience
• Holding or working towards professional qualifications

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

AI Usage

At Mott MacDonald, we see the value AI can bring, but we take a people-first approach to hiring. While AI tools can help candidates prepare and build confidence, every application and hiring decision is reviewed by our recruitment and hiring teams. We encourage the responsible use of AI while ensuring we get to know the real person behind the application.

Accessibility

We want you to feel supported and able to perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. If there is anything we can do to make applying or interviewing with us more accessible, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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