Graduate Transport Planner - Bristol (Immediate Start)

at  Hydrock

As a Transport Planner, you will be providing transport inputs relating to clients’ development proposals and will work towards solutions which are acceptable to all stakeholders. Working as part of a highly motivated team, you will encounter a diverse range of assignments, which will enhance and develop your skills in:

• Providing planning-stage support for a variety of development schemes
• Support the preparation of technical assessment documents and reports for planning submissions
• Support the technical assessments of junction performance using a range of industry-standard traffic modelling software
• Drafting Travel Plans and sustainability assessments
• Pedestrian and cycle route design
• General arrangement design work for new junctions and accesses onto the road network
• Accompanying senior staff to project meetings and on-site visits
• Providing support for planning Appeals/Public Inquiries etc
• Client liaiso

YOUR ROLE WILL INCLUDE:

As a Transport Planner, you will be providing transport inputs relating to clients’ development proposals and will work towards solutions which are acceptable to all stakeholders. Working as part of a highly motivated team, you will encounter a diverse range of assignments, which will enhance and develop your skills in:

• Providing planning-stage support for a variety of development schemes
• Support the preparation of technical assessment documents and reports for planning submissions
• Support the technical assessments of junction performance using a range of industry-standard traffic modelling software
• Drafting Travel Plans and sustainability assessments
• Pedestrian and cycle route design
• General arrangement design work for new junctions and accesses onto the road network
• Accompanying senior staff to project meetings and on-site visits
• Providing support for planning Appeals/Public Inquiries etc
• Client liaison

THE ATTRIBUTES WE EXPECT YOU TO BRING TO THE ROLE AND COMPANY:

• Strong written, numerical and verbal communication skills and a client-focussed approach to work
• Enthusiastic and industrious with a willingness to learn new skills
• Experience of data analysis, interpretation and presentation, in particular using Excel. In short, someone who enjoys and thrives in finding solutions to complex problems.
• Strong IT skills across a range of software, the ability to pick up new software quickly and a ‘can-do’ attitude to approaching new tasks
• Excellent people skills and the ability to work as part of a team, but can also immerse themselves into complex individual tasks, where needed
• Traffic modelling experience (trip generation and distribution methodologies, junction modelling etc); experience of Transport Assessments / Statements and Travel Plans. CAD design skills (particularly in relation to junction or car park design) are beneficial but not essential
• Degree qualified in a relevant subject (Preferably with an MSc in Transport Planning but other related degree disciplines include Civil Engineering, Geography, Planning and Maths – although this is not an exclusive list)