BWB Consulting Ltd

Combining technical expertise and extensive knowledge, our Transport Planning team continually deliver sustainable, accessible and cost effective developments for Clients. Join us in challenging traditional thinking by identifying pragmatic and innovative transport solutions in our work, which we take pride in assisting our fantastic range of public and private sector Clients with.

Who we are & what we stand for

BWB is a multi-award-winning engineering and environmental design consultancy with a proven reputation for technical excellence and exceptional client satisfaction. We’re rated Platinum Investors In People (IIP), a prestigious accolade that demonstrates our commitment to our people and establishes us as an employer of choice. We invest in our people and ensure they have everything they need to develop a fantastic career. We extensively research, benchmark and review all salaries and benefits against others within the industry.

Join BWB and your career will not conform to the traditional models of yesterday but will be a fulfilling and challenging journey into tomorrow’s digital age; a journey that you will play an active role in defining!

At BWB you matter, and you will make a difference. A difference to the world you live in; the communities you engage with; even the development of your career and the profession.

What you’ll be doing

As a Transport Planner in our Leeds office you will have the following key responsibilities:

• Supporting the delivery of Transport Assessments, Transport Statements, Travel Plans, Masterplans and other technical reports to support planning applications.
• Working with other members of the Transport Planning Team, other BWB services, private and public sector clients, architects and planners throughout the project life cycle; and
• Understanding and ability to apply appropriate technical standards (such as Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Manual for Streets and Local Authority Design Guides).

What you’ll bring

• You will be able to demonstrate experience in transport planning for development, including analysis and assessment.
• Ability to assist senior colleagues with dealing with Clients, local authorities and other regulatory bodies.
• Knowledge of Client briefs, fee proposals and the effective delivery of project work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to communicate well.
• Good technical writing skills are required, and you should be able to demonstrate a sound working competence in the use of MS Office products (including Excel and Word).
• Ability to assist in the preparation of Transport Statement/Assessments, Travel Plans, ES Chapters, Access Studies, preparing AADT/AAWT flows for air/noise assessments with some wider experience in technical design and master planning.
• Experience of industry standard junction capacity assessment applications such as Junctions 10 and LinSig, preferably including experience of larger network modelling.
• Experience of preparing and checking figures and drawings using packages such as AutoCAD and GIS.
• Ability to work effectively in an unsupervised environment, leading a piece of work or working within a project team.
• An ability to demonstrate management techniques including project and resource management as well as the mentoring of junior staff.
• A degree in an analytical subject such as engineering, geography, mathematics or similar.
• Ideally a membership of a relevant professional institution (CIHT, CILT, IHE, TPS, ICE).

What we offer

• 25 days holiday (with the option to purchase more), pension, life assurance and healthcare.
• Perkbox, Cycle to Work, paid volunteering days, regular social events, rewards scheme and much more.
• Access to personalised fully funded Learning & Development opportunities including charterships and paid professional subscriptions.