Atkins

Active Travel – Principal Transport Planner

Job Description

Lead delivery with vision.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally. We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.

Read more about how you can thrive with us.

To be based in any of our UK offices we are recruiting senior individuals with experience in Active Travel. This is a leadership role to support the growth and development of our active travel team across the UK and to be a key player in our expanding, wider UK team providing technical excellence in this field. These senior roles will focus primarily on the management of active travel projects of varying complexity, via our existing significant and recent local authority framework wins. We are present in most sectors deriving a balanced portfolio of local authorities, national/regional bodies, and the private sector so you can expect a strong local project flavour with a national reach. The industry is dynamic, and we’re always looking forward to supporting our clients to meet a digital and Net Zero future. You'll be trusted to supervise projects and client interface and we're ready to help you grow.

Your purpose:

Collaborating with specialists from across our business as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you’ll work on a range of active travel projects.  You will play a key role in supporting the technical development of the wider active travel team and provide thought leadership across active travel and related disciplines to continually improve our client offering.  Making the most of your transport planning knowledge and experience, you’ll lead active travel projects and provide specialist input to shape feasibility studies, policy and strategy studies, benefits assessment, network planning and design. You will also contribute to helping win work and ensuring successful relationships with our clients.

What you can bring?

Successful applicants will be flexible, self-motivated and will be expected to demonstrate a capability in any of the following:

• A strong team leader and motivator of staff.
• Strong client relationships and the ability to build on these, including the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience in the planning and design for walking and cycle routes as well as public realm projects, infrastructure and highway design.
• Background in transport planning with experience in working across a range of projects for multiple clients.
• Strong client relationships and the ability to build on these, including the ability to win work and influence at all levels.
• Up to date knowledge on the latest standards, codes and regulations.
• Excellent report writing, numerical presentation and communications skills.
• Membership of relevant technical institutions – e.g., CIHT, CILT, ICE, RTPI.

Why work for Atkins?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

Meeting your needs:

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees "Total Reward." It's a package that can be tailored to your changing lifestyle, career and personal needs. You'll enjoy benefits such as partner discounts, leadership training, professional, accreditations, and career planning for any stage of your career.

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk through any adjustments you might need.

YourReward at SNC-Lavalin​ (snclavalin.com).

More about us:

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is a top global consultancy with over 80 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed.

Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

Atkins, ranked as one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join.

Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects.

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

How to Apply

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