Mouchel

Transport Planner - Norfolk

Job Description

This post is based in our Norfolk County Council client offices in Norwich and would be ideal for someone with a range of transport planning experience particular in support local highway authorities.

The requirement is for a Transport Planner to assist with a varied workload of transport studies dealing with transport strategy, highway scheme appraisal, development and masterplanning and sustainable transport. The candidate should have experience of working on similar projects.  Skills and experience in strategic and junction modelling would be advantageous but not essential.

The candidate will be expected to contribute to the technical developments of scheme appraisals and forecasting studies and the assessment of scheme impacts, including environmental, operational and economic appraisals.   

The candidate will be expected to support the project manager in the delivery of projects.

You will have commitment to on-going personal development and the development of others, providing the benefit of your significant experience and understanding of the transport planning profession. 

Consideration would be given to applications from less experienced candidates that can demonstrate the potential develop quickly. Candidates with experience and skills appropriate for a Senior Transport Planner-level may be considered for a higher grade role.

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Deliver to agreed personal targets.• Deliver technical inputs to required quality, cost and time.• Prepare high quality technical notes.• Keep up to date with developments in areas of professional expertise.• Actively contribute towards other duties across the Business Unit e.g.: health & safety, quality, training, Client feedback etc.• Engage with more senior members of staff to confirm scope of work, timescales and budget expectations. Identify potential for change to agreed delivery outcomes.• Resolve problems or issues to support the delivery of projects or design objectives, ensuring that deliverables conform with the project manager’s requirements.• Maintain effective working relationships with team members and clients.

The ideal candidate:

We are seeking an individual who understands our values and expresses commitment to them.

We want our staff to strive continuously to innovate in how they perform and work with our clients and to deliver excellence.

Qualifications:

• Numerate first degree in Transport, Mathematics, Geography, Civil Engineering, or a related subject (essential).• MSc in Transport Planning (desirable).• Should have commenced on path to Chartered Professional (CEng, TPP or CMILT) status (desirable).

Experience:

• Experience of successfully delivering a range of transport planning projects, potentially including transport studies and strategies, scheme development and business cases, sustainable travel and travel plans, public transport, parking and travel plans. (essential)• Knowledge and experience of strategic and junction modelling (desirable)• You should have awareness and knowledge of UK standards, specifications and transport planning solutions (essential)• You should be proficient in Word and Excel. (essential)• Experience of working with public and private sector clients would be advantageous (desirable)• You should have a proven ability of working within a team environment (essential)• You should be highly numerate with strong problem solving skills (essential)• You should have a proven capability to communicate clearly (essential)• You should have the ability to work under minimum supervision (essential)• Experience of working within company project management system, safety health and environmental systems and processes would be advantageous (desirable).   

Why work for us?

There are many reasons to join Mouchel. You will feel valued and you will be well rewarded. You will enjoy making a difference in an exciting environment. We are committed to hiring and developing talented individuals and are keen to hear from people who can help us to build on our success.

Our main vision is to be recognised for our excellence, so, beyond qualifications, the key attributes we look for are the ability to solve problems, the ability to build constructive relationships, and a desire to keep learning and improving.

Because we expect the very best from our people, we can also offer a variety of great benefits in return for the work that you do

Mouchel is a leading engineering infrastructure and environment consultancy business – we were the NCE/ACE Consultants of the Year 2015. 

We work in partnership with private and public sector clients to improve the day-to-day lives of millions of people and to make our world work better. We offer a diverse range of services across the full lifecycle of essential infrastructure – investment; policy development; feasibility and pre-planning; design; construction supervision; management, operation and maintenance; performance monitoring and optimisation; and decommissioning, remediation and renewal. 

We work primarily in highways and transportation, infrastructure, environment, water and utilities markets, helping to provide clean water; safer, better roads; cost-effective, sustainable energy; and more sustainable landscapes where communities can thrive. 

With around 2,500 staff across the UK and Middle East we have a diverse range of skilled people – from transport planners to civil engineers to project managers, and from geotechnical specialists to environmental planners and ecologists. There are also waste and water modellers; data systems, landscape and urban designers; land referencing and GIS specialists. And many more besides. 

The skills and knowledge of our people is what makes our business a success. So, our many career opportunities are backed up by our commitment to develop our staff. We offer clear career paths for business management, technical and project management disciplines and support our people in progressing their careers.

We are a flexible employer, open to discussing working arrangements to suit individuals. While our team is diverse we seek people with the desire to innovate, improve, promote excellence, act with integrity and take responsibility – traits underpinned by our vision to be recognised as an exceptional infrastructure consultancy.

mouchelbenefits 

On joining Mouchel you will have online access to our range of voluntary and flexible benefits including the WorkSave Pension Plan, plus access to the Mouchel Corporate Discounts shopping portal and the Employee Assistance Programme. All in addition to the satisfaction of helping make our world work better.